Sociology at Wellesley College

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology 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. Of the 739 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College in 2021, 17 of them were sociology majors.

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

Wellesley Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Wellesley Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology 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 sociology major at Wellesley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
	64
Most Focused Sociology Schools	248
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	379
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	402
Most Popular Sociology Schools	485

Sociology Student Demographics at Wellesley

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

Wellesley Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Wellesley. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Sociology Professors	730	$85,270
Sociologists	120	$111,020

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.