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Biological & Physical Sciences at Merritt College

Biological & Physical Sciences at Merritt College

Every biological & physical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological & physical sciences program at Merritt College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Biological & Physical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Merritt College Biological & Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological & Physical Sciences

Merritt College Biological & Physical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Merritt College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & physical sciences majors at Merritt College.

Merritt College Biological & Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

74% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of biological & physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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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 biological & physical sciences graduates 21% 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 biological & physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Biological & Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & physical 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 Merritt College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790

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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