by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Economics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Santiago Canyon College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in economics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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If you're the kind of person who enjoys working with numbers and solving tough problems, a graduate degree in economics may be for you.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SCC paid an average of $371 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $46 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,104 | $8,904 |
| Fees | $52 | $52 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,970 | $1,970 |
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SCC does not offer an online option for its economics associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SCC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 47.1% of the economics students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 64.7% of the economics associate degrees at SCC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Economics | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 7 |
| Geography & Cartography | 8 |
| Political Science & Government | 37 |
| Sociology | 55 |
*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.
