Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Allied Health Professions at Merritt College

Find Schools Near

Allied Health Professions at Merritt College

What traits are you looking for in a allied health school? To help you decide if Merritt College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's allied health program.

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 Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Merritt College Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Allied Health (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Allied Health (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

Merritt College Allied Health Professions Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Allied Health Student Demographics at Merritt College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Merritt College.

Merritt College Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

67% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

undefined

Merritt College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 41% 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 allied health.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

The following allied health 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
Radiologic Technology 12

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health 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
Health Technologists and Technicians 22,450 $50,150
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 21,430 $39,350
Respiratory Therapists 17,260 $79,640
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770
Physician Assistants 10,520 $117,230

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.

Find Healthcare Schools Near You

Our free school-matching tool matches students with accredited healthcare schools across the U.S