Music at Mercer University

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at Mercer University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 music majors received their bachelor's degree from Mercer.

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

Mercer Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music
• Master’s Degree in Music

Mercer Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Mercer compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 music major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. 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 Music Master’s Degree Schools	240
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	311
Most Focused Music Schools	603

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in music from Mercer. This makes it the #241 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Mercer since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Mercer are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mercer Music Master’s Program

Of the 4 music students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Mercer, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Mercer, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,390	$66,740
Sound Engineering Technicians	530	$62,640
Music Directors and Composers	200	$73,470

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.