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Sociology at Merced College

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Sociology at Merced College

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if Merced College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology 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 Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

Merced Community College District Sociology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Sociology

Online Classes Are Available at Merced Community College District

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Merced Community College District offers distance education options for sociology at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Merced Community College District Sociology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Sociology Student Demographics at Merced Community College District

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

Merced Community College District Sociology Associate’s Program

81% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of sociology associate's degrees went to men and 81% 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 sociology graduates 20% 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 sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 77
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociologists 1,070 $98,560
Sociology Professors 970 $103,600

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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