Economics at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and approximately 18,125 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.

Orange Coast College Economics Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Economics

Orange Coast College Economics Rankings

Economics Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College Economics Associate’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of economics associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in economics only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Orange Coast College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

Orange Coast College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in economics graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	6
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Orange Coast College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	37

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 Orange Coast 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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