Social Sciences, General bachelor's degree outcomes at Whittier College

Whittier, CA · Private nonprofit · Federal field 4501

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

—Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$20,660 → Not available

—Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

16Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

—Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

26Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$25,757

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$24,937

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$64,736

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$264/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$25,757Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$63,664Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATE80.8%Institution context

COMPLETION RATE60.0%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$20,660Year 1

$64,736Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

4.9% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$5,395

Estimated loan payment$264

26borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$64,736 vs. $53,366

$11,370 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations from the official crosswalk.

These are fields the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates.

Managers, All Other11-9199Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other25-1069Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other19-3099Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-2031Social Science Research Assistants19-4061Sociologists19-3041Statisticians15-2041Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education25-2021Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-2022Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary25-1067Survey Researchers19-3022

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