Whittier College

Whittier, California · Private, nonprofit

Of 10 assessed programs, 9 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 24 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$21,718
$30k to $48k	$19,928
$48k to $75k	$24,973
$75k to $110k	$26,718
$110k and up	$30,599
All families (average)	$25,757

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

10 of 34 programs could be assessed 29% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical California high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$47,719	+$10,743	clears the bar	$25,497	2.4 yrs	46
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$73,792	+$36,816	clears the bar	$24,000	0.7 yrs	43
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$32,139 1-year earnings	-$4,837	falls short	$25,000	insufficient data	31
Education	Master's Degree	$79,462	+$42,486	clears the bar	$37,098	0.9 yrs	25
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$44,877	+$7,901	clears the bar	$25,750	3.3 yrs	24
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,397	+$21,421	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	23
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$64,736	+$27,760	clears the bar	$24,937	0.9 yrs	21
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$55,853	+$18,877	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
English	Bachelor's Degree	$55,536	+$18,560	clears the bar	$24,125	1.3 yrs	14
Law	First Professional Degree	$81,959	+$44,983	clears the bar	$227,419	5.1 yrs	insufficient data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.