Education at Wellesley College

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Wellesley College stacks up to those at other schools.

Wellesley is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,280. In 2021, 11 education majors received their bachelor's degree from Wellesley.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Wellesley Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Wellesley Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Wellesley compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Wellesley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,020
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,077
Most Popular Education Schools	1,765
Most Focused Education Schools	1,873

Education Student Demographics at Wellesley

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

Wellesley Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from Wellesley in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wellesley College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wellesley also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wellesley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	11

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Wellesley College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Teacher Assistants	38,770	$35,680
Elementary School Teachers	30,380	$82,600
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Preschool Teachers	16,360	$39,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jared and Corin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.