Graduate Programs & Tuition at Mercer University

Mercer University (Mercer) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Macon, GA.

It offers 79 graduate programs - 50 Master's, 16 Doctorate, 7 Post-bachelor's, and 6 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,971.

A total of 4,506 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,196 students at Mercer. Mercer offers online graduate programs and 1,036 out of 4,506 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

Mercer have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Mercer Law School and School of Medicine. In addition, you can find Mercer's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,971. It offers seventy-nine (79) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameMercer University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, GA
Graduate School Students4,317 students
1,036 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)$14,971
Student to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 79 Graduate Programs
50 Master's, 16 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Mercer University

The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $14,971 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $857.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$14,671
Fees$300
Cost per Credit$857
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$15,156 (On-Campus) / $15,156 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,866 (On-Campus) / $2,866 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$34,193
Off-Campus Total$34,193
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Tuition & Fees$15,264$15,544$15,831$17,865$14,971

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Mercer University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 79 major areas - 50 Master's (4 online programs), 16 Doctorate, 7 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 6 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 1,254 students have been conferred Master's degree and 497 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,254497155
Men457167-8
Women797330147

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.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Theology/Theological Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Technical and Scientific Communication4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Software Engineering12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biomedical Sciences33 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Data Science, General4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Religious/Sacred Music NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Theology/Theological Studies1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Divinity/Ministry12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration7ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Conducting2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Keyboard Instruments2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator29ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant72 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling34 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor66 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutical Sciences9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing9 NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing5 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Administration and Management244 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational Leadership17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting59ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science130 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and InstructionONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Community Health and Preventive MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Divinity/Ministry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Health NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Mercer graduate schools have a total of 4,317 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,397 male and 2,920 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 2,968 full-time and 1,349 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,036 students enrolled through online exclusively and 788 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,769 White, 1,488 Black, and 332 Asian students are attending at Mercer University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

52 grad students are younger than 22 and 753 students are older than 65. It has 2,825 students aged between 22 and 30 and 876 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total4,317
Men1,397
Women2,920
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total4,317
Full-time Students2,968
Part-time Students1,349
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total4,317
American Indian /
Native American
14
Asian332
Black1,488
Hispanic250
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
4
White1,769
Two or more races92
Un-Known100
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total4,317
21 & Under52
22-241,332
25-291,493
30-34526
35-39350
40 & Over753

Online Population

At Mercer University graduate schools, 1,036 students enrolled online exclusively and 788 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,506
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,036
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses788
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,682
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,036
Georgia Resident893
Other State In U.S.142
Outside of U.S.1
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