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Mathematics at Merritt College

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Mathematics at Merritt College

If you are interested in studying mathematics, you may want to check out the program at Merritt College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

Merritt College Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Math

Merritt College Mathematics Rankings

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Math Student Demographics at Merritt College

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

Merritt College Mathematics Associate’s Program

55% Women
91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of math associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in math only graduates about 39% women each year. The program at Merritt College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

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Merritt College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in math graduates 57% 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 math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860
Mathematical Science Professors 5,160 $127,480
Mathematicians 530 $100,000

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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