General Business/Commerce at Mercer University

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

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 8,740 students attend the school each year. Of the 230 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University in 2019, 34 of them were general business/commerce majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business/Commerce section at the bottom of this page.

Mercer General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business
• Master’s Degree in General Business

Online Classes Are Available at Mercer

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mercer offers distance education options for general business at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Mercer General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business 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 general business major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business/Commerce. 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
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Schools	49
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	160
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Schools	178
Best General Business/Commerce Schools	254
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	262

In 2019, 198 students received their master’s degree in general business from Mercer. This makes it the #6 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 general business students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Mercer, about 56% were men and 44% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Mercer General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 198 students who graduated with a master’s in general business from Mercer in 2019, 45% were men and 55% were women.

In the general business master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 17% 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 general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	75
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	62
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Mercer also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general business 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
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Management Analysts	21,380	$93,530
Sales Managers	14,890	$140,820
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Administrative Services Managers	8,490	$116,170

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.