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What Mercer grads actually do

Based on 168 notable Mercer alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

politician
58
lawyer
52
judge
29
basketball player
12
baseball player
12
association football player
9
businessperson
8
journalist
7
American football player
7
military officer
6
writer
5
university teacher
5

Notable Mercer alumni

Richard Malcolm Johnston
Richard Malcolm Johnston
writer · educator
Thomas G. Lawson
Thomas G. Lawson
lawyer · politician
William Heard Kilpatrick
William Heard Kilpatrick
pedagogue · philosopher
Fardaws Aimaq
Fardaws Aimaq
basketball player
Alan Walden
Alan Walden
manager · literary agent
Charlie Harris
Charlie Harris
baseball player
William Usery
William Usery
trade unionist · politician
Nancy Grace
Nancy Grace
lawyer · journalist

Salary outlook for top Mercer career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
baseball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
association football player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
businessperson
10th–90th percentile: $80,000$239,200
$206,680
median / yr

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About Mercer

Mercer University is a private research university in Macon, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1833 as Mercer Institute and gaining university status in 1837, it is the oldest private university in the state and enrolls more than 9,000 students in 12 colleges and schools. Mercer is a member of the Georgia Research Alliance. It is classified as a "R2: Doctoral Universities — High research activity". Mercer has four major campuses: the historic (main) campus in Macon, a graduate and professional campus in Atlanta, and four-year campuses of the School of Medicine in Savannah and Columbus. Mercer also has regional academic centers in Henry County and Douglas County; the Mercer University School of Law on its own campus in Macon; teaching hospitals in Macon, Savannah, and Columbus; a university press and a performing arts center, the Grand Opera House, in Macon; and the Mercer Engineering Research Center in Warner Robins. The Mercer University Health Sciences Center encompasses Mercer's medical, pharmacy, nursing, and health professions programs in Macon, Atlanta, Savannah, and Columbus. Mercer has an NCAA Division I athletic program and fields teams in eight men's and ten women's sports; all university-sponsored sports compete in the Southern Conference except women's sand volleyball, which is not sponsored by the SoCon, and thus competes in the ASUN Conference.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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