Major Programs at UC Merced

University of California-Merced offers 72 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate programs.

At the school, the Biology/Biological Sciences program has the most completers (315 students) and the Computer Engineering program has the second most completers (218 students) last year.

The Computer Engineering program has the highest salary ($47,500) after graduation and the Mechanical Engineering program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $44,300 average salary.

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Degrees & Major Programs

University of California-Merced offers 72 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate programs.

Total Number of Programs By Degree
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	22	21	NOT OFFERED

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from University of California-Merced.

The Computer Engineering program has the highest salary ($47,500) after graduation and the Mechanical Engineering program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $44,300 average salary.

Bachelor

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary after Graduation
Computer Engineering	$47,500
Mechanical Engineering	$44,300
Economics	$40,300
Business Administration and Management	$37,700
Applied Mathematics	$37,500
Biology/Biological Sciences	$31,000
Political Science and Government	$29,600
Cognitive Science	$27,000
Psychology	$27,000
Sociology	$24,900
Chemistry	$22,700

*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at University of California-Merced.

At the school, the Biology/Biological Sciences program has the most completers (315 students) and the Computer Engineering program has the second most completers (218 students) last year.

Bachelor

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Biology/Biological Sciences	315	$31,000
Computer Engineering	218	$47,500
Business Administration and Management	185	$37,700
Mechanical Engineering	184	$44,300
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	158	-
Public Health	135	-
Psychology	124	$27,000
Political Science and Government	110	$29,600
Sociology	102	$24,900
Cognitive Science	66	$27,000

Master

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	13	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	7	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	6	-
Chemistry (other)	3	-
Environmental Science	2	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	1	-
Computer Software Engineering	1	-
Behavioral Sciences	0	-
Computer Engineering (other)	0	-
Physical Sciences (other)	0	-

Doctoral

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	3	-

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at UC Merced by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	6	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Ethnic Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	218	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$47,500	-	-	-
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	10	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Computer Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Materials Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	4	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	184	4	12	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$44,300	-	-	-
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Comparative Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	5	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	315	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$31,000	-	-	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	18	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Applied Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	1	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$37,500	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Behavioral Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cognitive Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	66	1	10	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$27,000	-	-	-

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$22,700	-	-	-
Chemistry (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	7	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	6	10	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Physical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	124	2	6	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$27,000	-	-	-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	158	2	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$40,300	-	-	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	110	0	3	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$29,600	-	-	-
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	102	4	3	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$24,900	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	135	7	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	185	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$37,700	-	-	-
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

History

what is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
History (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

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