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Whittier College Graduate Schools

Whittier College (referred to as Whittier) is a Private, 4 years school located in Whittier, CA. It is classified as a Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice. The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Whittier College is $14,742 in average. The school has 120 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,852 including undergraduate students.

Whittier College Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (2/28/1949 - Current).

Whittier Directory Information
School Name	Whittier College (Whittier)
Address	13406 E Philadelphia Street, Whittier, CA 90601
Phone	562-907-4205
Web	https://www.whittier.edu
Online Application	https://www.commonapp.org/school/whittier-college
Financial Info	https://www.whittier.edu/financialaid

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Whittier College is $14,742 in average. The school has 120 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,852 including undergraduate students.

Whittier Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,742
Student Population	120
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	2 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Whittier College is $14,742 in average for academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $819. Whittier College offers the alternative tuition plans.

Whittier 2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$14,742
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$819

Whittier College offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services at Whittier
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Tuition, Fees, Other College Costs

For academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Whittier College is $14,742. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 16, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$13,896	-
2018-2019	$14,310	-
2019-2020	$14,742	-
2020-2021	$14,742	-
2021-2022	$14,742	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Whittier is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,187 and the California graduate tuition is $21,959 (public) / $23,736 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Whittier College	$14,742
All Graduate Schools	$11,040	$19,187
Public	$11,040	$20,146
Private	$19,294
California Graduate Schools	$11,285	$22,237
Public	$11,285	$21,959
Private	$23,736

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $16,472 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Whittier College. On-campus living costs are increased by 0.59% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $10,500. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Costs
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$13,310	$989	$8,000	$1,145
2018-2019	$13,742	$1,000	$9,000	$1,500
2019-2020	$14,154	$1,000	$9,000	$1,500
2020-2021	$14,878	$1,000	$9,000	$1,500
2021-2022	$14,972	$1,000	$9,000	$1,500

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $819 at Whittier College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$772
2018-2019	$795
2019-2020	$819
2020-2021	$819
2021-2022	$819

Graduate Programs at Whittier

Whittier College offers 2 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 118 students have completed their study at Whittier College.

Offered Degrees at Whittier College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	1	30
Doctor's degree - other	1	88
Total	2	118

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Whittier College by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 30 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 88 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Whittier College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	30	$51,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at Whittier College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	88	-

Whittier College offers 2 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 118 students have completed their graduate studies.

30 students have earned/completed Master's program.
88 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's
Doctorate (Practice)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	0 completers	-
	Total	30

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies	✕	0 completers	-
	Total	88

Graduate Student Population at Whittier

For academic year 2021-2022, total 74 students enrolled into Whittier College graduate schools where it has total 1,852 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 40 full-time and 34 part-time graduate students. By gender, 26 male and 48 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	74	26	48
Full-time	40	14	26
Part-tme	34	12	22

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 18 White (24.32%), 1 Black/African American (1.35%), 51 Hispanic (68.92%), 3 Asian (4.05%), and 1 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	74	26	48
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	3	1	2
Black/African American	1	1	0
Hispanic	51	17	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	18	7	11
Two More	1	0	1
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Whittier College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 67 graduate students (90.54% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.