Private nonprofit · Macon, Georgia
Mercer University: cost, debt and earnings by major
56 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $24,778
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 72%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 69%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 4,500
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $24,427
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 5.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $18,845 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $21,273 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $22,137 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $24,117 |
| $110,000+ | $27,667 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (25)
- Engineering, General$88,413
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,030
- Computer Science$81,593 (1 yr)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$80,937
- Business/Commerce, General$77,713
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,835
- Accounting and Related Services$75,529
- Marketing$71,629
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$71,602
- Human Resources Management and Services$68,052
- Finance and Financial Management Services$66,036
- Chemistry$60,696
- Public Health$60,401
- Political Science and Government$59,997
- Biology, General$59,570
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$58,127
- Journalism$53,182
- Communication and Media Studies$52,530
- Psychology, General$51,723
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$51,513
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,852 (1 yr)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,060
- Music$46,502
- Human Services, General$45,484
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$32,522 (1 yr)
Master's programs (21)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$128,313
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$125,910
- Computer Engineering$113,358
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$103,414
- Business/Commerce, General$101,623
- Accounting and Related Services$94,972
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$92,227 (1 yr)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$86,612
- Mechanical Engineering$81,040 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,934 (1 yr)
- Public Health$73,262
- Social Sciences, General$67,767
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$63,563 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$62,624
- Educational Administration and Supervision$61,710
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$59,236
- Theological and Ministerial Studies$58,680
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$57,040
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$54,555
- Human Services, General$53,659
- Biology, General$23,504 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (8)
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$131,552
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$120,733 (1 yr)
- Medicine$118,913
- Educational Administration and Supervision$107,013
- Curriculum and Instruction$96,686
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$94,134
- Law$90,359
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$82,473
Graduate certificate programs (2)
- Education, General$76,016 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$70,917 (1 yr)