| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical and Scientific Communication | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $17,865. It offers seventy-five (75) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Mercer University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, GA |
| Graduate School Students | 4,068 students 832 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $17,865 |
| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 75 Graduate Programs 45 Master's, 16 Doctorate, 14 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Mercer University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $17,865 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $892.
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $17,565 | |
| Fees | $300 | |
| Cost per Credit | $892 | |
| Books & Supplies | $1,200 | |
| Room & Board | $14,528 (On-Campus) / $14,528 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $2,864 (On-Campus) / $2,864 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $36,457 | |
| Off-Campus Total | $36,457 | |
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $15,722 | $15,264 | $15,544 | $15,831 | $17,865 |
Mercer University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 75 major areas - 45 Master's (11 online programs), 16 Doctorate, 8 Post-Bachelor's (3 online programs), 6 Post-Master's (3 online programs). 995 students have been conferred Master's degree and 482 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 995 | 482 | - | 29 |
| Men | 309 | 186 | - | 3 |
| Women | 686 | 296 | - | 26 |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical and Scientific Communication | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theology/Theological Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Management Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical and Scientific Communication | 2ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | 13 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 18 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 103ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 23 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 26ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 4ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Civil Engineering | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computer Engineering | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computer Software Engineering | 9ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 18 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Mechanical Engineering | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Sciences | 25 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Science, General | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious/Sacred Music | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Theology/Theological Studies | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Divinity/Ministry | 24 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | 20 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 6ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Conducting | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Keyboard Instruments | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | 29ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Physician Assistant | 67 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | 24 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 95 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other) | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Public Health | 43ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 14 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 14 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce | 8ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Business Administration and Management | 217 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Organizational Leadership | 11ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting | 46 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Management Science | 49 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | |||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 10ONLINE |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 16ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | |||
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nursing Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Pharmacy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divinity/Ministry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | |||
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | |||
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 2,934 full-time and 1,134 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 832 students enrolled through online exclusively and 719 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,840 White, 1,305 Black, and 377 Asian students are attending at Mercer University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
67 grad students are younger than 22 and 577 students are older than 65. It has 2,583 students aged between 22 and 30 and 803 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 4,068 |
|---|---|
| Men | 1,277 |
| Women | 2,791 |
| Total | 4,068 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 2,934 |
| Part-time Students | 1,134 |
| Total | 4,068 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 5 |
| Asian | 377 |
| Black | 1,305 |
| Hispanic | 199 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 1,840 |
| Two or more races | 72 |
| Un-Known | 105 |
| Total | 4,068 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 67 |
| 22-24 | 1,184 |
| 25-29 | 1,399 |
| 30-34 | 500 |
| 35-39 | 303 |
| 40 & Over | 577 |
At Mercer University graduate schools, 832 students enrolled online exclusively and 719 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 4,030 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 832 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 719 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,479 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 832 |
|---|---|
| Georgia Resident | 725 |
| Other State In U.S. | 102 |
| Outside of U.S. | 5 |