by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Business/Commerce. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Business/Commerce is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Mercer University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in general business, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Mercer paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,964 | $14,964 |
| Fees | $300 | $300 |
general business who receive their master’s degree from Mercer make an average of $77,087 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% higher than the national average of $73,542.
Mercer does not offer an online option for its general business 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.
Women made up around 47.6% of the general business students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.7% of the general business master’s degrees at Mercer in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 34 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 77 |
| International Students | 27 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 28 |
General Business/Commerce students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 189 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general business/commerce.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 3 |
| Accounting | 44 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 20 |
*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.