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Economics at Rio Hondo College

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Economics at Rio Hondo College

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what Rio Hondo College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and has a total student population of 15,692.

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

RHCCD Economics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Economics

RHCCD Economics Rankings

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Economics Student Demographics at RHCCD

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

RHCCD Economics Associate’s Program

38% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of economics associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in economics only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at RHCCD may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

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RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in economics graduates 69% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Rio Hondo 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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