Healthcare practitioners
Pediatric Surgeons
- Median pay
- $559,030
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
Mercer University Outcomes
Mercer University has 56 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (doctoral), where graduates earn a median $131,552 four years after finishing, against $134,224 for the same field nationally.
Outcomes
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
72.3%
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
82.2%
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$63,469
Former students who received federal aid
Mercer University graduate earnings by major
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Mercer University. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 74 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
- Largest program
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
- 224 graduates · $79,934 median earnings
- Above the national median
- 25 of 56 programs
- Graduate earnings compared with the same field and credential at other colleges
- Lowest debt for the pay
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
- Median debt is 27% of a year's earnings
Highest-earning programs
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (doctoral)
- $131,552
- Field median $134,224
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (master's)
- $128,313
- Field median $120,338
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (master's)
- $125,910
- Field median $126,483
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (doctoral)
- $120,733
- Field median $133,687
- Medicine (doctoral)
- $118,913
- Field median $117,210
- Computer Engineering (master's)
- $113,358
- Field median $134,341
- Educational Administration and Supervision (doctoral)
- $107,013
- Field median $101,194
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (master's)
- $103,414
- Field median $123,573
Bachelor's programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering, General | 101 | $74,573 | $88,413 | $87,5171% above | $25,053 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 164 | $87,827 | $85,030 | $86,0201% below | $22,655 |
| Computer Science | 15 | $81,593 | N/A | $73,88310% above | $26,999 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 5 | $49,502 | $80,937 | $85,0005% below | N/A |
| Business/Commerce, General | 16 | $50,091 | $77,713 | $64,01621% above | $34,397 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 69 | $57,654 | $75,835 | $64,59017% above | $25,110 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 31 | $61,028 | $75,529 | $73,0543% above | $26,798 |
| Marketing | 49 | $50,513 | $71,629 | $66,5428% above | $24,706 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 9 | $49,067 | $71,602 | $54,46931% above | N/A |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 13 | $56,453 | $68,052 | $67,0252% above | N/A |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 37 | $68,995 | $66,036 | $77,31215% below | $25,125 |
| Chemistry | 35 | N/A | $60,696 | $66,3669% below | $22,406 |
| Public Health | 37 | $27,283 | $60,401 | $57,3985% above | $23,394 |
| Political Science and Government | 22 | N/A | $59,997 | $61,6133% below | $26,156 |
| Biology, General | 61 | $27,007 | $59,570 | $57,5583% above | $22,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 25 | $30,773 | $58,127 | $56,0474% above | $26,000 |
| Journalism | 10 | N/A | $53,182 | $54,3782% below | N/A |
| Communication and Media Studies | 35 | $32,437 | $52,530 | $53,8252% below | $23,000 |
| Psychology, General | 85 | $36,189 | $51,723 | $50,0663% above | $26,999 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 81 | $44,268 | $51,513 | $47,7308% above | $28,449 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 17 | $50,852 | N/A | $49,1214% above | $29,250 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 11 | N/A | $48,060 | $52,0208% below | $29,750 |
| Music | 6 | N/A | $46,502 | $43,3877% above | N/A |
| Human Services, General | 15 | $38,368 | $45,484 | $48,7997% below | $32,750 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 38 | $32,522 | N/A | $37,91314% below | $23,500 |
Master's programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 31 | $109,859 | $128,313 | $120,3387% above | $50,383 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 72 | $106,573 | $125,910 | $126,4830% above | $112,342 |
| Computer Engineering | 9 | $98,542 | $113,358 | $134,34116% below | N/A |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 55 | $76,819 | $103,414 | $123,57316% below | N/A |
| Business/Commerce, General | 0 | $84,623 | $101,623 | $106,8125% below | N/A |
| Accounting and Related Services | 32 | $71,103 | $94,972 | $93,2282% above | $30,750 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 10 | $92,227 | N/A | $114,41519% below | N/A |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 26 | $75,906 | $86,612 | $89,9284% below | $27,335 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 17 | $81,040 | N/A | $98,10117% below | N/A |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 224 | $79,934 | N/A | $78,3032% above | $41,000 |
| Public Health | 52 | $59,591 | $73,262 | $78,9987% below | $68,778 |
| Social Sciences, General | 1 | N/A | $67,767 | $57,02719% above | N/A |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Not available | $63,563 | N/A | $69,4869% below | N/A |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 179 | $58,490 | $62,624 | $58,8456% above | $38,503 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 31 | $54,793 | $61,710 | $69,94412% below | $27,335 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 10 | $57,656 | $59,236 | $58,9980% above | $57,817 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | 28 | $56,454 | $58,680 | $60,0952% below | $51,108 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 106 | $44,336 | $57,040 | $60,2345% below | $61,500 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 0 | $48,345 | $54,555 | $65,74417% below | N/A |
| Human Services, General | 11 | N/A | $53,659 | $58,1648% below | N/A |
| Biology, General | 25 | $23,504 | N/A | $47,79151% below | $43,527 |
Doctoral programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 7 | $97,718 | $131,552 | $134,2242% below | $233,526 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 8 | $120,733 | N/A | $133,68710% below | $56,541 |
| Medicine | Not available | $61,416 | $118,913 | $117,2101% above | $201,912 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 5 | $83,109 | $107,013 | $101,1946% above | N/A |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 8 | N/A | $96,686 | $83,54416% above | N/A |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Not available | $79,601 | $94,134 | $100,3786% below | $145,556 |
| Law | Not available | $72,508 | $90,359 | $100,59710% below | $121,056 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Not available | $77,079 | $82,473 | $82,6330% above | $82,000 |
Graduate certificate programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education, General | Not available | $76,016 | N/A | $63,92819% above | N/A |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 25 | $70,917 | N/A | $55,03329% above | $34,540 |
Career paths from this college
Careers linked to the programs Mercer University reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
- Bright outlook
Healthcare practitioners
Cardiologists
- Median pay
- $496,010
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
Healthcare practitioners
Radiologists
- Median pay
- $420,860
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
Healthcare practitioners
Surgeons, All Other
- Median pay
- $414,010
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
Healthcare practitioners
Anesthesiologists
- Median pay
- $391,490
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
Healthcare practitioners
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median pay
- $358,550
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
Verified facts
Did you know? Mercer University
- 68.9%Mercer University admitted 5,430 of 7,201 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 17.4%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 947 of 5,430.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $24,778average net price after grants for aided students, against $43,570 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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