Economics at College of the Canyons

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

College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and approximately 20,573 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.

College of the Canyons Economics Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Economics

College of the Canyons Economics Rankings

Economics Student Demographics at College of the Canyons

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

College of the Canyons Economics Associate’s Program

49% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of economics associate's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in economics only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at College of the Canyons may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

College of the Canyons does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in economics graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of the Canyons. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	33

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 College of the Canyons.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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