Economics at California Lutheran University

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

CLU is located in Thousand Oaks, California and approximately 4,027 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from CLU.

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

CLU Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

CLU Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at CLU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at CLU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	21
	86
	446
	457

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in economics from CLU. This makes it the #87 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Economics Student Demographics at CLU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at California Lutheran University.

CLU Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CLU, about 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at CLU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Lutheran University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CLU Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of economics master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Lutheran University with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CLU also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California Lutheran University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	14
General Economics	9

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 California Lutheran University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Niceley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.