Health Sciences & Services at Merritt College

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

Merritt College is located in Oakland, California and approximately 6,261 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

Merritt College Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Health Science

Merritt College Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Health Science Student Demographics at Merritt College

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

Merritt College Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

84% Women

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Merritt College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health science graduates 36% 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 health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Merritt College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	129

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers	6,160	$49,260

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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