General Psychology at Merced College

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Merced College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Merced Community College District General Psychology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Merced Community College District General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Merced Community College District

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

Merced Community College District General Psychology Associate’s Program

74% Women

79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Merced Community College District may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% 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 psychology graduates 32% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	209
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Psychology Professors	4,530	$117,990
Psychologists	2,080	$114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	40	$149,820

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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