Nursing at Mercer University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Mercer University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's 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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Mercer Nursing Degrees Available

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

Mercer Nursing 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.

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.

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, 7% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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	17
Black or African American	67
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	82
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Mercer Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercer University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	204
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	22
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	13
Nursing Science	2

Related Majors

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.