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Liberal Arts at Merced College

If you are interested in studying Liberal Arts, consider the program at Merced College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Merced College sits in Merced, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 860 liberal arts 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%) studied exclusively online and 4,027 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Liberal Arts graduates at Merced College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Liberal Arts graduates at Merced College are 65% women (555) and 35% men (305).

Liberal Arts Associate’s Program at Merced College

Among the 48 associate’s liberal arts 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 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 associate’s degree recipients at Merced College, above the national average of 48%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Liberal Arts Graduates

Students who finish Liberal Arts program at Merced College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Liberal Arts graduates, 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.