Social Sciences at Merritt College

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social 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 Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Merritt College Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Merritt College Social Sciences Rankings

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Social Sciences Student Demographics at Merritt College

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

Merritt College Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Merritt College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 50% 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences 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 Social Sciences	84
Economics	15
Sociology	9
Anthropology	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.