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General Economics at Foothill College

General Economics at Foothill College

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

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 General Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Foothill College General Economics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in General Economics

Foothill College General Economics Rankings

General Economics Student Demographics at Foothill College

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

Foothill College General Economics Associate’s Program

32% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of general economics associate's degrees went to men and 32% 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 general economics graduates 19% 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 general economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 5
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Foothill 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

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*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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