Social Sciences at Whitman College

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences 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. Of the 345 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Whitman College in 2021, 93 of them were social sciences majors.

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

Whitman Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Whitman Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Whitman compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 social sciences major at Whitman is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	24
Best Social Sciences Schools	343
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	367
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	479
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	579
	594
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	620
	626

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Whitman

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

Whitman Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 93 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Whitman in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	55
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Whitman College. 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
Economics	35
Political Science & Government	25
Sociology	17
Other Social Sciences	10
Anthropology	6

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Urban and Regional Planners	2,110	$81,250
Statisticians	1,280	$100,670

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.