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Undergraduate Majors

Undergraduate Majors at University of California Merced

Popular undergraduate majors at University of California Merced are Psychology, Biology/Biological Sciences, and Management Science. 22% of students major in Psychology, 21% in Biology/Biological Sciences, and 12% in Management Science. The full list of 20 undergraduate majors and annual graduate counts follows. See median earnings by major for UC Merced graduates.

List of undergrad majors offered at University of California Merced
Engineering Graduates
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 4
Computer Engineering 17
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 6
Materials Engineering 3
Mechanical Engineering 27
Foreign Languages Graduates
Comparative Literature 18
Biology Graduates
Biology/Biological Sciences 87
Mathematics Graduates
Applied Mathematics 9
General Studies Graduates
Cognitive Science 23
Physical Sciences Graduates
Chemistry 4
Geology/Earth Science 3
Physics 6
Psychology Graduates
Psychology 92
Social Sciences Graduates
Social Sciences 1
Anthropology 6
Economics 12
Political Science and Government 30
Sociology 6
Business Graduates
Management Science 51
History Graduates
History 16

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Median earnings by major: University of California Merced salaries by major.

Last updated: August 2026