Business Administration & Management at Merritt College

If you plan to study business administration & management, take a look at what Merritt College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Merritt College is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 6,261.

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

Merritt College Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Business Administration (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Business Administration

Merritt College Business Administration & Management Rankings

Business Administration Student Demographics at Merritt College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Merritt College.

Merritt College Business Administration & Management Associate’s Program

57% Women

79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of business administration associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Merritt College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in business administration graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Merritt College with a associate's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

If you plan to be a business administration 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 Merritt College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	35

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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 Merritt College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	166,870	$62,560
Retail Sales Supervisors	118,190	$45,310
Management Analysts	104,020	$95,310
Sales Managers	76,950	$134,010

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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