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Physical Sciences at Wellesley College

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Physical Sciences at Wellesley College

What traits are you looking for in a physical sciences school? To help you decide if Wellesley College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical sciences program.

Wellesley is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and approximately 2,280 students attend the school each year. Of the 739 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College in 2021, 44 of them were physical sciences majors.

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

Wellesley Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Wellesley Physical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at Wellesley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Sciences. 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 Physical Sciences Schools 286

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Wellesley

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

Wellesley Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 44 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physical Sciences from Wellesley in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Wellesley since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical sciences 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 physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 15
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wellesley College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 20
Physics 12
Astronomy & Astrophysics 7
Geological & Earth Sciences 5

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences 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
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Architectural and Engineering Managers 8,190 $156,250
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Chemists 2,890 $94,270
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,950 $82,580

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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