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Economics at Los Angeles Valley College

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Economics at Los Angeles Valley College

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

LAVC is located in Valley Glen, California and has a total student population of 15,957.

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

LAVC Economics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Economics

LAVC Economics Rankings

Economics Student Demographics at LAVC

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

LAVC Economics Associate’s Program

48% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of economics associate's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in economics only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at LAVC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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LAVC 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 Los Angeles Valley College with a associate's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 47
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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 Los Angeles Valley 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

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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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