by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Whitman College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
Whitman College awards degrees and credentials ranging from bachelor’s degrees up to its highest offering, the bachelor’s degree.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | — |
| Doctorate | — |
Completions: 660 undergraduate (660 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at Whitman College.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 330 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 37 |
| Biology, General. | 31 |
| Economics. | 26 |
| Political Science and Government. | 19 |
These majors at Whitman College report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Economics. | $38,596 |
| Political Science and Government. | $20,472 |
| Biology, General. | $20,051 |
Browse every major at Whitman College, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 330 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · Economics, Other. |
26 | $38,596 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. · Political Science and Government, Other. |
19 | $20,472 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. · Anthropology, Other. |
16 | NA |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
12 | NA |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
31 | $20,051 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other. |
16 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Environmental Biology. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
37 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Environmental Psychology. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. · Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other. |
13 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
12 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
8 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. · Geochemistry. |
12 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astrophysics. · Astronomy. |
8 | NA |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. · Chemistry, Other. |
7 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, Other. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Japanese Language and Literature. · Chinese Language and Literature. |
10 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
6 | NA |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General. · French Language and Literature. |
5 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 14 | NA |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
10 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Mathematics and Statistics. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 6 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Computer Science. | 4 | NA |
| Human Biology. | 1 | NA |
| Human Computer Interaction. | 1 | NA |
| Mathematical Economics. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · History, Other. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. |
1 | NA |
Footnotes
*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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.