by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Biomedical Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Mercer University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in biology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Mercer was $831 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,964 | $14,964 |
| Fees | $300 | $300 |
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their master’s degree from Mercer is $17,162 per year. That is 59% lower than the national average of $42,316.
Mercer does not offer an online option for its biology master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mercer Online Learning page.
About 56.4% of the students who received their MS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in biology at Mercer in 2019-2020, 51.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biomedical Sciences | 39 |
*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.
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