by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Administration & Social Service is a program of study at Mercer University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in public administration and social service, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Mercer was ranked #310 on College Factual's Best Schools for public administration and social service list. It is also ranked #3 in Georgia.
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Part-time undergraduates at Mercer paid an average of $956 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $28,695 | $28,695 |
| Fees | $300 | $300 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,070 | $13,070 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,778 | $2,778 |
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Online degrees for the Mercer public administration and social service bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mercer Online Learning page.
About 84.6% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in public administration and social service in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 82.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in public administration and social service at Mercer in 2019-2020, 88.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 21 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Administration & Social Service students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Human Services | 17 |
| Public Policy | 9 |
*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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