General Economics at Whittier College

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

Whittier is located in Whittier, California and approximately 1,564 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Whittier.

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

Whittier General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Whittier General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Whittier 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 general economics major at Whittier is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	126
	145
	342
	346
	352
	414
	429
	439
	444
	458

General Economics Student Demographics at Whittier

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

Whittier General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general economics from Whittier. About 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Whittier since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general 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 general economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
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.