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Health Professions at Merced College

Health Professions at Merced College

If you plan to study Health Professions, consider the program at Merced College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Merced College sits in Merced, CA.

Online & Distance Learning at Merced College

Distance learning is available at Merced College. Among 12,472 students, 5,000 (40%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,027 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Health Professions Rankings at Merced College

Rankings can help you compare Merced College’s Health Professions program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Value California #46 of 302
Best Value Far Western (Region) #46 of 428
Best Value Nationwide #91 of 3,004

Earnings for Health Professions Graduates from Merced College

Students who complete Merced College’s Health Professions program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Health Professions at Merced College
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $84,234
2 years $56,746
3 years $92,662
4 years $92,668
5 years $97,261

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Health Professions graduates from Merced College earn a median of $92,668, compared with $28,267 for all Merced College graduates — about 228% higher than the school-wide median.

Health Professions earnings compared with all majors at Merced College

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Health Professions graduates from Merced College stands at $10,050.

Highest-Paying Careers for Health Professions Graduates

Those who complete Health Professions program at Merced College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Health Professions graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation Nationwide Median Wage
Dentists, General $157,602
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians $155,908
Cytotechnologists $155,812
Cytogenetic Technologists $155,361
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $153,940
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists $153,819
Nurse Practitioners $147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses $143,854
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other $138,809
Naturopathic Physicians $138,086

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