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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

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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

54% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of economics associate's degrees went to men and 54% 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 18% more women than average.

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Orange Coast College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in economics graduates 9% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 8
International Students 14
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 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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