Which Whitman College major has the lowest debt?

Psychology graduates leave with a median of $15,221 in federal loans, the lowest among 4 Whitman College bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Whitman College cost?

Tuition and fees are $64,050 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $33,313 a year.

How many Whitman College programs report graduate pay?

5 bachelor's programs at Whitman College report first-year pay, and 4 of them also report federal debt.

Whitman College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit college
Walla Walla, WA
1,531 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

5 Whitman College bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Economics pays the most in the first year ($46,832), and English the least ($25,574). The median program pays $28,538.

Tuition and fees$64,050Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$33,313Per year

Graduation rate81%Within 6 years

Admission rate38%Of applicants

All 5 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Washington" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Washington. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Washington
1	EconomicsAbout 32 graduates a year	$46,832	$92,363	$17,500	5th of 11
2	PsychologyGraduates a year not reported	$33,090	Not reported	$15,221	9th of 14
3	BiologyAbout 30 graduates a year	$28,538	$57,444	$18,080	12th of 12
4	Political ScienceAbout 19 graduates a year	$27,689	$50,141	$16,750	10th of 12
5	EnglishAbout 14 graduates a year	$25,574	Not reported	Not reported	9th of 9

Program names link to the program's own page, and Washington ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Washington programs in the field do too.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Common questions

Economics graduates earn a median of $46,832 in their first year, the most of 5 Whitman College bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Washington rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels