Economics at Whitman College

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

Whitman is located in Walla Walla, Washington and approximately 1,360 students attend the school each year. 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
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Best Economics Schools	199
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	200
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	225
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	476
Best Value Economics Schools	492
	500
	509

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Whitman Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Whitman is $38,596. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Whitman, about 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.

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Other Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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.