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Liberal Arts General Studies at Merced College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, consider the program at Merced College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Merced College is located in Merced, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 860 liberal arts general studies graduations were recorded at Merced College.

Studying Online at Merced College

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

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at Merced College

These rankings give you a sense of how Merced College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	California	#60 of 153
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#62 of 230
Best Value	Nationwide	#218 of 1,495

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Merced College

Those who finish Merced College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$22,433
4 years	$22,633
5 years	$33,838

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Merced College report median earnings of $22,633, compared with $28,267 for all Merced College graduates — about 20% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Merced College comes in at $9,300.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Merced College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Merced College are 65% women (555) and 35% men (305).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Merced College

Of the 48 associate’s liberal arts general studies graduates at Merced College, 88% were women (42) and 12% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Merced College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	30
Asian	4
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Merced College, above the national average of 49%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Liberal Arts General Studies Concentrations at Merced College

The Liberal Arts General Studies program at Merced College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	860

Highest-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Students who finish Liberal Arts General Studies program at Merced College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Liberal Arts General Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.