Economics at Whittier College

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at Whittier College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Whittier is located in Whittier, California and has a total student population of 1,564. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Whittier.

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

Whittier Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Whittier Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Whittier performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Whittier 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
	196
	230
	416
	423
	438
	503
	513
	517
	531
	533

Economics Student Demographics at Whittier

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

Whittier Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from Whittier in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Whittier since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Whittier 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Whittier College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	10

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 Whittier 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
• Image Credit: By Geographer at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.