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The bachelor's program at Mercer was ranked #379 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #7 in Georgia.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Mercer University handed out 76 bachelor's degrees in general biology. This is an increase of 9% over the previous year when 70 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in biology from Mercer. This makes it the #41 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.
The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mercer is $23,164. This is less than $27,253, which is the national median of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Graduates of the master's biology program at Mercer make a median salary of $21,339. This is less than what their typical peers from other schools make. Their median salary is $36,880.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Mercer, biology students borrow a median amount of $25,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all biology bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $25,375.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the biology program at Mercer is $376 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Mercer University.
Of the 76 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Mercer, about 29% were men and 71% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Mercer University with a bachelor's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 19 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 36 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 3 |
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students earned a master's degree in biology from Mercer. About 59% of these graduates were women and the other 41% were men.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Mercer University with a master's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 12 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 13 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 35 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 22 |
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