Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Merced College

Every agribusiness/agricultural business operations school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the agribusiness program at Merced College stacks up to those at other schools.

Merced Community College District is located in Merced, California and approximately 10,645 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations section at the bottom of this page.

Merced Community College District Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Agribusiness (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Agribusiness

Merced Community College District Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Rankings

Agribusiness Student Demographics at Merced Community College District

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agribusiness majors at Merced College.

Merced Community College District Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Associate’s Program

50% Women

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of agribusiness associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agribusiness only graduates about 45% women each year. The program at Merced Community College District may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

Merced Community College District does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in agribusiness graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Merced College with a associate's in agribusiness.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Agribusiness Grads May Go Into

A degree in agribusiness can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Merced College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	1,460	$91,670
Agricultural Sciences Professors	380	$97,290

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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