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General Economics at East Los Angeles College

If you plan to study General Economics, consider the program at East Los Angeles College. Get started with the following essential facts.

East Los Angeles College sits in Monterey Park, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 58 general economics degrees were awarded at East Los Angeles College.

Studying Online at East Los Angeles College

Online coursework is an option at East Los Angeles College. Of 33,677 students, 12,938 (38%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 5,440 (16%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of General Economics graduates at East Los Angeles College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, General Economics graduates at East Los Angeles College are 60% women (35) and 40% men (23).

General Economics Associate’s Program at East Los Angeles College

Among the 58 associate’s general economics graduates at East Los Angeles College, 60% were women (35) and 40% were men (23).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Economics associate’s degree recipients at East Los Angeles College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	32
Asian	19
International (Nonresident)	6

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of General Economics associate’s degree recipients at East Los Angeles College, above the national average of 67%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Economics Graduates

Graduates of the General Economics program at East Los Angeles College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for General Economics majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Survey Researchers	$108,538
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Environmental Economists	$86,726
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.