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Psychology at Merritt College

If you are interested in studying psychology, 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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Merritt College Psychology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Psychology

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Psychology Student Demographics at Merritt College

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

Merritt College Psychology Associate’s Program

84% Women
84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 84% 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 psychology graduates 40% 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 psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Merritt College. 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 Psychology 19

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 17,310 $108,350
Psychology Professors 4,530 $117,990
Psychologists 2,080 $114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 40 $149,820

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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