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Business Administration & Management at Merced College

If you are interested in studying Business Administration & Management, consider the program at Merced College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Merced College is in Merced, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 124 business administration & management degrees were granted at Merced College.

Online Class Availability at Merced College

Online coursework is an option at Merced College. Of 12,472 students, 5,000 (40%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,027 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Business Administration & Management Graduates from Merced College

Those who finish Merced College’s Business Administration & Management program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$30,882
5 years	$41,926

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Business Administration & Management graduates from Merced College take home a median $30,882, compared with $28,267 for all Merced College graduates — about 9% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Business Administration & Management graduates at Merced College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Business Administration & Management graduates at Merced College are 60% women (75) and 40% men (49).

Business Administration & Management Associate’s Program at Merced College

Among the 109 associate’s business administration & management graduates at Merced College, 59% were women (64) and 41% were men (45).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Business Administration & Management associate’s degree recipients at Merced College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	19
Hispanic / Latino	71
Black / African American	3
Asian	11
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	3

Minority students account for 80% of Business Administration & Management associate’s degree recipients at Merced College, higher than the national average of 51%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Business Administration & Management Concentrations at Merced College

This Business Administration & Management program at Merced College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Business Administration & Management	107
Office Administration	17

Top-Paying Careers for Business Administration & Management Graduates

Students who finish Business Administration & Management program at Merced College pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying careers for Business Administration & Management majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Geothermal Production Managers	$160,381
Administrative Services Managers	$158,084
Facilities Managers	$157,669
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$146,025
Supply Chain Managers	$138,103
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Security Management Specialists	$128,654
Industrial Production Managers	$126,666
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.