by our College Data Analytics TeamHealth Professions is a program of study at Mercer University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in health professions, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Mercer paid an average of $831 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,964 | $14,964 |
| Fees | $300 | $300 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Mercer does offer online classes in its health professions doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mercer Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in health professions in 2019-2020, 60.5% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 60.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in health professions at Mercer in 2019-2020, 47.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 79 |
| Black or African American | 55 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 155 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 117 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 157 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 38 |
| Nursing | 7 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.