The most popular undergraduate major at Whitman College is Psychology followed by Economics and Biology/Biological Sciences. A list of all 45 available majors and annual graduates is presented below. Also of interest, median earnings for Whitman College graduates by major.
Engineering |
Graduates |
Engineering | 7 |
Foreign Languages |
Graduates |
German Language and Literature | 1 |
French Language and Literature | 5 |
Spanish Language and Literature | 12 |
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 |
English and Literature |
Graduates |
English Language and Literature | 27 |
Liberal Arts and Humanities |
Graduates |
Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 9 |
Biology |
Graduates |
Biology/Biological Sciences | 32 |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 24 |
Environmental Biology | 2 |
Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other | 1 |
Mathematics |
Graduates |
Mathematics | 4 |
Mathematics, Other | 2 |
Applied Mathematics | 3 |
Philosophy and Religious Studies |
Graduates |
Philosophy | 13 |
Philosophy, Other | 1 |
Religion/Religious Studies | 5 |
Physical Sciences |
Graduates |
Astronomy | 2 |
Astrophysics | 2 |
Chemistry | 12 |
Chemistry, Other | 1 |
Geology/Earth Science | 15 |
Geophysics and Seismology | 1 |
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | 5 |
Physics | 1 |
Psychology |
Graduates |
Psychology | 34 |
Social Sciences |
Graduates |
Anthropology | 7 |
Economics | 33 |
Economics, Other | 5 |
Political Science and Government | 26 |
Political Science and Government, Other | 8 |
Sociology | 18 |
Social Sciences, Other | 4 |
Ethnic Studies |
Graduates |
Asian Studies/Civilization | 4 |
Latin American Studies | 1 |
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 8 |
Visual and Performing Arts |
Graduates |
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | 9 |
Fine/Studio Arts | 16 |
Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 9 |
Music | 3 |
Music History, Literature, and Theory | 3 |
Music Performance | 2 |
Music Theory and Composition | 4 |
History |
Graduates |
History | 20 |
Communication |
Graduates |
Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 6 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=237057 IPEDS survey data for Whitman College.