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title: Whittier College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Whittier, CA
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Whittier College

Whittier, CA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $59,492 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $37,211 – $83,711 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $18,125 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 60% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $63,664 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 77% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.30× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $31,492 | derived |

**60% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $18,125 (≈ 31% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $22,750 to $56,241 across 11 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $56,241 | $37,098 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,650 | $24,000 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $34,282 | $227,419 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,364 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,562 | $21,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,103 | not reported |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,730 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,185 | $25,497 |
| Social Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,267 | $24,937 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,976 | $25,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,750 | $24,125 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Whittier College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?125763

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