Economics at Whitman 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 Whitman College stacks up to those at other schools.

Whitman is located in Walla Walla, Washington and has a total student population of 1,360. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Whitman.

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

Whitman Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Whitman Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Whitman 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 Whitman 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
	32
	34
	199
	200
	225
	272
	476
	492
	500
	509

Earnings of Whitman Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Whitman is $38,596. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at Whitman

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

Whitman Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from Whitman in 2021, 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Whitman since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Whitman 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 Whitman College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Whitman College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	30
Other Economics	5

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 WA, the home state for Whitman College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	21,300	$81,890
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Economists	400	$95,010
Economics Professors	260	$89,490
Survey Researchers	130	$66,150

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 Adamsofen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.