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Social Sciences at Merced College

Social Sciences at Merced College

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what Merced College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Merced Community College District Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Merced Community College District Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Merced Community College District

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

Merced Community College District Social Sciences Associate’s Program

68% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 68% 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 social sciences graduates 33% 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 social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 165
White 57
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 34

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 Social Sciences 239
Sociology 107
Economics 8
Anthropology 2
Geography & Cartography 2
International Relations & National Security 1

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 98,590 $78,090
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Urban and Regional Planners 7,950 $93,790
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860

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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