Nursing at Mercer University

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 204 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Mercer.

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

Mercer Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Mercer Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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
	123
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	217
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	221
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	253
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
	279
Most Popular Nursing Schools	308
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	418
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	496
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	501
Best Nursing Schools	730
Most Focused Nursing Schools	962

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Mercer. This makes it the #337 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #201 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Mercer Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mercer is $64,379. This is 2% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	94
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Mercer Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 nursing majors earned their master's degree from Mercer. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Mercer does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Mercer also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Registered Nursing	204
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	22
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	13
Nursing Science	2

Related Majors

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

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	76,640	$68,950
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Nurse Practitioners	6,110	$106,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,130	$71,470
Nurse Anesthetists	990	$151,070

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.