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General Psychology at Whittier College

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. We've also included details on how Whittier ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in psychology.

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• Available Degrees
• Rankings
• Student Demographics

 

General Psychology Degrees Available at Whittier

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Whittier Psychology Rankings

The bachelor's program at Whittier was ranked #475 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #54 in California.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k)	315
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k)	335
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k)	348
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k)	367
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k)	410
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k)	425
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k)	433
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k)	447
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	465
Best General Psychology Schools	475
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid)	541
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Psychology Graduates	549
Highest Paid General Psychology Graduates	559
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid)	570
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income Over $110k)	578
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income Over $110k)	598
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	810
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology	831
Best General Psychology Colleges for Veterans	841
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology	867

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Whittier College handed out 40 bachelor's degrees in general psychology. This is an increase of 18% over the previous year when 34 degrees were handed out.

 

Whittier Psychology Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Whittier College.

Whittier General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Whittier awarded 40 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 65% of grads fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Whittier College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	7
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	4

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Geographer at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.