Biology Studies at Merced College

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if Merced College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Merced Community College District Biology Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Merced Community College District Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Merced Community College District

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

Merced Community College District Biology Studies Associate’s Program

64% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological sciences associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological sciences only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at Merced Community College District may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% 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 biological sciences graduates 17% 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 biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370
Life Scientists	1,610	$108,880

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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