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Chemistry at Merced College

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Chemistry at Merced College

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at Merced College stacks up to those at other schools.

Merced Community College District is located in Merced, California and has a total student population of 10,645.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

Merced Community College District Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Chemistry

Merced Community College District Chemistry Rankings

Chemistry Student Demographics at Merced Community College District

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

Merced Community College District Chemistry Associate’s Program

40% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of chemistry associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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Merced Community College District does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in chemistry graduates 45% 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 chemistry.

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

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Chemists 10,430 $88,570
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Forensic Science Technicians 2,110 $85,280

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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