Allied Health Professions at Mercer University

Every allied health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the allied health program at Mercer University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year.

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

Mercer Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

Mercer Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

The allied health program at Mercer awarded 73 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from Mercer, 74% 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 allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

Allied Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mercer University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	70
Athletic Training	3

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health 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
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	9,590	$33,950
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Surgical Technologists	4,410	$44,830
Respiratory Therapists	4,220	$57,520
Physician Assistants	3,470	$103,190

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.