Ethnic Studies at University of California - Merced

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every ethnic studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ethnic studies program at University of California - Merced stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and has a total student population of 9,018.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Ethnic Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UC Merced Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

UC Merced Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at UC Merced is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ethnic Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UC Merced

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ethnic studies majors at University of California - Merced.

UC Merced Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of ethnic studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical ethnic studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Merced since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Merced with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic studies 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 University of California - Merced.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200

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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