Economics

Palo Alto College is a community college that provides accessible education and aims to support student success in various fields. The Economics program, while offering foundational knowledge, presents challenges such as a low lifetime value and a lengthy debt payoff period, with an estimated starting salary of just over $31,000, making this path less viable for immediate financial stability.

Lifetime Value
$-3,455

Warning: It's better to just get ANY job than to join this program!

This program has a negative lifetime value - that means that your salary won't go up enough to cover the costs + debt of going!

Position

Economics

San Antonio, TX

Palo Alto College

Starting Salary

$ 31,139

Cost per year

$ 5,000

Graduation Rate

20.7 %

Program Length

2 Years

Payback Period

Forever - Not Worth It