General Educational Leadership & Administration at Mercer University

If you are interested in studying general educational leadership and administration, 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Educational Leadership & Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Mercer General Educational Leadership & Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration

Mercer General Educational Leadership & Administration Rankings

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.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in educational leadership and administration, making the school the #149 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Educational Leadership and Administration Student Demographics at Mercer

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the educational leadership and administration majors at Mercer University.

Mercer General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students graduated with a master's degree in educational leadership and administration from Mercer. About 32% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in educational leadership and administration each year. Mercer does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the educational leadership and administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercer University with a master's in educational leadership and administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Educational Leadership and Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in educational leadership and administration 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
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	8,100	$96,330
Preschool Education Administrators	1,690	$47,280

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.