General Economics at Diablo Valley College

If you are interested in studying general economics, you may want to check out the program at Diablo Valley College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and has a total student population of 18,693.

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

Diablo Valley General Economics Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Economics

Diablo Valley General Economics Rankings

General Economics Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

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

Diablo Valley General Economics Associate’s Program

43% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of general economics associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general economics only graduates about 33% women each year. The program at Diablo Valley may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general 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 Diablo Valley College with a associate's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	18
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 Diablo Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
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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