Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Merced College

If you are interested in studying exercise science and kinesiology, you may want to check out the program at Merced College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Exercise Science and Kinesiology section at the bottom of this page.

Merced Community College District Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Exercise Science

Merced Community College District Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

Exercise Science Student Demographics at Merced Community College District

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

Merced Community College District Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate’s Program

37% Women

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of exercise science associate's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in exercise science only graduates about 44% men each year. The program at Merced Community College District may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% 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 exercise science graduates 38% 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 exercise science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General

Careers That Exercise Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in exercise science 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
Exercise Physiologists	480	$89,030

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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