General Social Sciences at Mercer University

If you plan to study general social sciences, take a look at what Mercer University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,298 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University in 2021, 14 of them were general social sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Mercer General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Mercer

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mercer offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Mercer General Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Mercer performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Social Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Schools	35
Best Value General Social Sciences Schools	41
Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Mercer. This makes it the #13 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Sciences Graduates from Mercer Make?

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mercer is $37,333. This is 16% higher than $32,131, which is the national average for all social sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Mercer

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Mercer University.

Mercer General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from Mercer in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercer University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mercer General Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in social sciences from Mercer. About 80% were men and 20% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in social sciences each year. Mercer does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 50% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercer University with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mercer also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• International Relations & National Security
• Criminology

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Mercer University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Social Science Research Assistants	2,210	$52,880
Social Scientists	2,060	$86,810
Statisticians	920	$92,800

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Korea2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.