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Business & finance at Whittier College

Whittier College graduates about 64 business & finance majors a year, 21% of its graduating class. That puts it 254th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 58 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 46 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 12% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year6421% of the class
Courses in the catalog46more than 12% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$74,0001.08× the same major nationally
Admit rate81%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1340whole school

Around Whittier College

Victorian House at 13533 Bailey St., Whittier, California
Victorian House at 13533 Bailey St., WhittierPhoto: Los Angeles · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
House at 13453 Bailey St., Whittier (Calif.) Historic Distict
House at 13453 Bailey, WhittierPhoto: Los Angeles · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Old House at 13440 Hadley St., Whittier, California (Father of the Bride was fil
Old House at 13440 Hadley St., WhittierPhoto: Los Angeles · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Swastikas on a lamppost in Uptown Whittier, California.
Lamppost Swastikas in Whittier (231404220)Photo: Jonathan Clede from Los Angeles, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 34 · Dorm 2 · Athletics 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Belmont University 58
  2. St. Norbert College 58
  3. Abilene Christian University 58
  4. Saint Michael's College 58
  5. Drew University 58
  6. Hampden-Sydney College 58
  7. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 58
  8. San Jose State University 57

Other strong majors at Whittier College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Whittier College with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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