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Economics at Foothill College

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Economics at Foothill 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 Foothill College stacks up to those at other schools.

Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and approximately 14,605 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.

Foothill College Economics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Economics

Foothill College Economics Rankings

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Economics Student Demographics at Foothill College

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

Foothill College Economics Associate’s Program

37% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of economics associate's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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Foothill College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in economics graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 10
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Foothill 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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