Offered Programs at Merced
Offered Degrees/Programs
Cert., AS
Total Number of Programs
139
Total Number of Completers
2,892
Merced College offers 139 programs through Certificate and Associate. By degree types, it offers 83 Associate, 38 1-2 Years certificates, 1 2-4 Years Certificate programs.
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,892 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from Merced College.
Number of Programs with Completers
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 1,615 Associate, 976 1-2 Years certificates, and 14 2-4 Years Certificate were awareded by Merced.
Number of Programs | Number of Online Programs | Number of Completers | |
---|---|---|---|
Associate | 83 | 0 | 1,615 |
1-2 Years certificates | 38 | 0 | 976 |
2-4 Years Certificate | 1 | 0 | 14 |
Total | 139 | 0 | 2,892 |
Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)
The following table shows the best programs at Merced College based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
Field of Study | Median Earning after Graduation |
---|---|
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | $86,000 |
Psychology | $16,300 |
Popular Programs with Most Completers
The following table lists the popular programs at Merced College based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2022-2023.
Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
---|---|---|
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | 13 | - |
Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
---|---|---|
Psychology | 378 | $16,300 |
Social Sciences | 239 | - |
Business Administration and Management | 107 | - |
Sociology | 107 | - |
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 103 | - |
Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
---|---|---|
Welding Technology/Welder | 67 | - |
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | 45 | - |
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 33 | - |
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | 31 | - |
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 12 | - |
Major Programs by Offered Degree
The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at Merced by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Agriculture
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Agriculture | ✕ | 46 completers | - |
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | ✕ | 2 | - |
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology | ✕ | 43 | - |
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production | ✕ | 0 | - |
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | ✕ | 1 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Information Technology | ✕ | 0 | - |
Personal and Culinary Services
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Personal and Culinary Services | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts | ✕ | 0 | - |
Engineering Technology
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Engineering Technology | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
Instrumentation Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 5 | - |
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD | ✕ | 0 | - |
Work and Family Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Work and Family Studies | ✕ | 25 completers | - |
Family and Community Services | ✕ | 0 | - |
Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✕ | 25 | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 760 completers | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 760 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
Corrections | ✕ | 0 | - |
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✕ | 0 | - |
Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician | ✕ | 1 | - |
Construction Trades
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Construction Trades | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
Electrician | ✕ | 9 | - |
Mechanics and Repairers
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Mechanics and Repairers | ✕ | 38 completers | - |
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair | ✕ | 0 | - |
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician | ✕ | 7 | - |
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology | ✕ | 0 | - |
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 31 | - |
Precision Production Trades
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Precision Production Trades | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 0 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Drawing | ✕ | 0 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 37 completers | - |
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | ✕ | 0 | - |
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician | ✕ | 8 | - |
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | ✕ | 0 | - |
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | ✕ | 0 | - |
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | ✕ | 29 | - |
Business
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Business | ✕ | 54 completers | - |
Business/Commerce | ✕ | 0 | - |
Office Management and Supervision | ✕ | 0 | - |
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | ✕ | 4 | - |
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 46 | - |
Small Business Administration/Management | ✕ | 3 | - |
Real Estate | ✕ | 0 | - |
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations | ✕ | 1 | - |
Total | 976 |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 14 completers | - |
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | ✕ | 14 | - |
Total | 14 |
Agriculture
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Agriculture | ✕ | 43 completers | - |
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | ✕ | 27 | - |
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology | ✕ | 4 | - |
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production | ✕ | 9 | - |
Crop Production | ✕ | 1 | - |
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | ✕ | 2 | - |
Communication and Journalism
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Communication and Journalism | ✕ | 14 completers | - |
Speech Communication and Rhetoric | ✕ | 14 | - |
Communications Technologies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Communications Technologies | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design | ✕ | 0 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 33 completers | - |
Information Technology | ✕ | 3 | - |
Computer Science | ✕ | 30 | - |
Personal and Culinary Services
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Personal and Culinary Services | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts | ✕ | 4 | - |
Engineering
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Engineering | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
Pre-Engineering | ✕ | 4 | - |
Engineering Technology
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Engineering Technology | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
Biomedical Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Instrumentation Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 4 | - |
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD | ✕ | 0 | - |
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD | ✕ | 2 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
German Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
French Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
Spanish Language and Literature | ✕ | 7 | - |
Work and Family Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Work and Family Studies | ✕ | 98 completers | - |
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | ✕ | 5 | - |
Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✕ | 93 | - |
Legal Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Legal Studies | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Legal Assistant/Paralegal | ✕ | 0 | - |
English Language and Literature
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
English Language and Literature | ✕ | 22 completers | - |
English Language and Literature | ✕ | 22 | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 52 completers | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 52 | - |
Humanities/Humanistic Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 15 completers | - |
Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 15 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Mathematics and Statistics | ✕ | 29 completers | - |
Mathematics | ✕ | 29 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Biological and Physical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | ✕ | 26 completers | - |
Health and Physical Education/Fitness | ✕ | 1 | - |
Kinesiology and Exercise Science | ✕ | 25 | - |
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Philosophy and Religious Studies | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
Philosophy | ✕ | 2 | - |
Physical Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Physical Sciences | ✕ | 26 completers | - |
Physical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
Chemistry | ✕ | 5 | - |
Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
Physics | ✕ | 21 | - |
Science Technologies/Technicians
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Science Technologies/Technicians | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Chemical Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Psychology
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Psychology | ✕ | 367 completers | $16,300 |
Psychology | ✕ | 367 | $16,300 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting | ✕ | 91 completers | - |
Corrections | ✕ | 0 | - |
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✕ | 83 | - |
Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician | ✕ | 8 | - |
Social Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Social Sciences | ✕ | 335 completers | - |
Social Sciences | ✕ | 227 | - |
Anthropology | ✕ | 2 | - |
Archeology | ✕ | 0 | - |
Economics | ✕ | 8 | - |
Geography | ✕ | 1 | - |
International Relations and Affairs | ✕ | 1 | - |
Political Science and Government | ✕ | 3 | - |
Sociology | ✕ | 93 | - |
Construction Trades
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Construction Trades | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
Electrician | ✕ | 3 | - |
Mechanics and Repairers
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Mechanics and Repairers | ✕ | 16 completers | - |
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair | ✕ | 2 | - |
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician | ✕ | 7 | - |
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology | ✕ | 1 | - |
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 6 | - |
Precision Production Trades
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Precision Production Trades | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 2 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 31 completers | - |
Digital Arts | ✕ | 2 | - |
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 4 | - |
Photography | ✕ | 0 | - |
Art/Art Studies | ✕ | 19 | - |
Music | ✕ | 6 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 117 completers | - |
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | ✕ | 22 | - |
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | ✕ | 12 | - |
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | ✕ | 1 | - |
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 53 | $86,000 |
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | ✕ | 29 | - |
Business
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Business | ✕ | 170 completers | - |
Business/Commerce | ✕ | 13 | - |
Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 99 | - |
Office Management and Supervision | ✕ | 2 | - |
Retail Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | ✕ | 9 | - |
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 34 | - |
Small Business Administration/Management | ✕ | 6 | - |
Real Estate | ✕ | 0 | - |
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations | ✕ | 7 | - |
History
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
History | ✕ | 31 completers | - |
History | ✕ | 31 | - |
Total | 1,615 |