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Economics at West Valley College

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

West Valley College is located in Saratoga, California and approximately 7,513 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.

West Valley College Economics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Economics

West Valley College Economics Rankings

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Economics Student Demographics at West Valley College

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

West Valley College Economics Associate’s Program

43% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of economics associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in economics only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at West Valley College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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West Valley College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in 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 West Valley College with a associate's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 62
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

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 West 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

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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