Computer Science at Mercer University

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Mercer University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Mercer.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Mercer Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Mercer Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Mercer compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	454
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	574
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	714

Computer Science Student Demographics at Mercer

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Mercer University.

Mercer Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from Mercer. About 94% were men and 6% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at Mercer are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercer University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Mercer also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Mercer University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Software Applications Developers	30,440	$105,240
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,990	$143,930
Systems Software Developers	12,910	$105,100
Computer Network Support Specialists	6,620	$70,820

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Korea2006 under License

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