Pharmaceutical Sciences at Mercer University

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

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 30 pharmaceutical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Mercer.

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

Mercer Pharmaceutical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Mercer Pharmaceutical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the pharmaceutical sciences 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 pharmaceutical sciences major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Pharmaceutical 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
	10
Most Popular Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools	14
Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools	35

Pharmaceutical Sciences Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in pharmaceutical sciences from Mercer in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its pharmaceutical 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 pharmaceutical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mercer also has a doctoral program available in pharmaceutical sciences. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Pharmacy

Careers That Pharmaceutical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in pharmaceutical 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
Pharmacists	10,530	$118,710
Medical Scientists	1,710	$75,800

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.