by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 28,837 people earned their degree in general economics, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,446 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major” ranking, we looked at 141 colleges that offer a degree in general economics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general economics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Valley College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major list. West Valley College is a public institution located in Saratoga, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 138 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 141 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, College of San Mateo landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in San Mateo, California, and it awarded 76 associates’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blinn College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major list. This fairly large school is located in Brenham, Texas, and it awarded 218 associates’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Canada College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major. Redwood City, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general economics degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 141 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Grossmont College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in El Cajon, California, and it awarded 159 associates’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Barbara City College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major list. SBCC is a fairly large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 193 associates’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Folsom Lake College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major list. Located in Folsom, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 86 diplomas to qualified associates’s general economics students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Economics at Folsom Lake College
Pasadena City College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major ranking. Pasadena City College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 328 associates’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ohlone College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major ranking. Ohlone College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fremont, California. It awarded 32 associates’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Valley College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major list. Valley Glen, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general economics degrees to 101 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Cuyamaca College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major list. Cuyamaca College is located in El Cajon, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s general economics degrees to qualified students.
Los Angeles Pierce College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major list. This fairly large school is located in Woodland Hills, California, and it awarded 98 associates’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Evergreen Valley College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major ranking. Evergreen Valley College is a medium-sized school located in San Jose, California that handed out 38 associates’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Diablo Valley College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major ranking. Pleasant Hill, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general economics degrees to 98 students in 2020-2021.
Moorpark College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Moorpark, California, and it awarded 122 associates’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Berkeley City College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major list. Berkeley City College is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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De Anza College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major list. Located in Cupertino, California, this fairly large public school awarded 64 diplomas to qualified associates’s general economics students in 2020-2021.
Chabot College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major list. Located in Hayward, California, this fairly large public school handed out 44 degrees to qualified associates’s general economics students in 2020-2021.
Oxnard College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major ranking, coming in at #19. Oxnard College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oxnard, California. It awarded 41 associates’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Golden West College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major ranking. Golden West College is a fairly large public school situated in Huntington Beach, California. It awarded 112 associates’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Southwestern College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major list. Chula Vista, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general economics degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Monterey Peninsula College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major list. Monterey Peninsula College is a public institution located in Monterey, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, College of Marin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major list. Kentfield, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general economics degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Foothill College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major list. Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 associates’s general economics degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #25, Las Positas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Economics Major list. Las Positas College is a public institution located in Livermore, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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