Social Sciences at Wellesley College

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

Wellesley is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,280. In 2021, 183 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Wellesley.

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

Wellesley Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Wellesley Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Wellesley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social 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 Focused Social Sciences Schools	38
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Wellesley

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

Wellesley Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 183 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Wellesley in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	65
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences 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
Economics	91
Political Science & Government	42
Anthropology	19
Sociology	17
International Relations & National Security	14

Related Majors

• Education
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Statisticians	3,090	$108,670
Social Science Research Assistants	2,040	$55,310

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.