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General Social Sciences at Merritt College

General Social Sciences at Merritt College

Every general 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 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 General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Merritt College General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Merritt College General Social Sciences Rankings

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 General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

70% Women
91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 70% 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 social sciences 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 social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 4
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Merritt College. 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 Social Sciences 84

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
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860
Social Scientists 4,950 $78,970
Social Sciences Professors 2,760 $147,680

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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