Economics at American River College

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at American River College stacks up to those at other schools.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Economics section at the bottom of this page.

American River Economics Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Economics

American River Economics Rankings

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Economics Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at American River College.

American River Economics Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of economics associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in economics only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at American River may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in economics at American River are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in economics graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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 American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.