by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 49,055 people earned their degree in economics, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,736 and had an average of $22,046 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 12,085 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,136 and $18,615 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,151 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 89 colleges that offer a degree in economics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in economics.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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 Economics Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saratoga, California, and it awarded 138 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of San Mateo. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in San Mateo, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 76 degrees to qualified associates’s economics students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Canada College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region. Canada College is a public institution located in Redwood City, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grossmont College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in El Cajon, California, this fairly large public school awarded 159 degrees to qualified associates’s economics students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Barbara City College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region. Santa Barbara City College is a fairly large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 193 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Folsom Lake College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Folsom, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s economics degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
Pasadena City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 328 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohlone College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Fremont, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified associates’s economics students in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Valley College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Valley Glen, California, this fairly large public school handed out 101 diplomas to qualified associates’s economics students in 2020-2021.
Cuyamaca College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cuyamaca College is a medium-sized school located in El Cajon, California that handed out 32 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Los Angeles Pierce College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Woodland Hills, California, and it awarded 98 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Evergreen Valley College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Evergreen Valley College is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Diablo Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Pleasant Hill, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s economics degrees to 98 students in 2020-2021.
Moorpark College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #14. Moorpark College is located in Moorpark, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 122 associates’s economics degrees to qualified students.
Berkeley City College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Berkeley, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified associates’s economics students in 2020-2021.
De Anza College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Cupertino, California, this fairly large public school awarded 64 degrees to qualified associates’s economics students in 2020-2021.
Chabot College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chabot College is located in Hayward, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 associates’s economics degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #18, Oxnard College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oxnard College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oxnard, California. It awarded 41 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Golden West College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #19. Huntington Beach, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s economics degrees to 112 students in 2020-2021.
Southwestern College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Chula Vista, California, this fairly large public school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified associates’s economics students in 2020-2021.
Monterey Peninsula College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Monterey, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified associates’s economics students in 2020-2021.
College of Marin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #22. College of Marin is a small school located in Kentfield, California that handed out 7 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Foothill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #23. Los Altos Hills, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s economics degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Las Positas College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Livermore, California, and it awarded 19 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
East Los Angeles College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. This large school is located in Monterey Park, California, and it awarded 109 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
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