Economics at Santa Barbara City College

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at Santa Barbara City College stacks up to those at other schools.

SBCC is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 12,525 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.

SBCC Economics Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Economics

SBCC Economics Rankings

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Economics Student Demographics at SBCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Santa Barbara City College.

SBCC Economics Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of economics associate's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in economics only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at SBCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

SBCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in economics graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Barbara City College with a associate's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	50
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Santa Barbara City College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	193

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 Santa Barbara City 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.