Physics at Merced College

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

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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Merced Community College District Physics Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physics

Merced Community College District Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at Merced Community College District

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

Merced Community College District Physics Associate’s Program

11% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of physics associate's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

Merced Community College District does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physics graduates 71% 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Merced College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Merced College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	21

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Physicists	3,200	$115,970
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,190	$138,250

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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