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Family Practice Nurse/Nursing at Mercer University

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Family Practice Nurse/Nursing at Mercer University

What traits are you looking for in a family practice nursing school? To help you decide if Mercer University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's family practice nursing program.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and has a total student population of 9,006.

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

Mercer Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Family Practice Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Family Practice Nursing

Mercer Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Rankings

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There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in family practice nursing, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Family Practice Nursing Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program

81% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 family practice nursing majors earned their master's degree from Mercer. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in family practice nursing each year. Mercer does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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In the family practice nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 25% 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 family practice nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Family Practice Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in family practice 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
Nurse Practitioners 6,110 $106,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,130 $71,470

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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