Wellesley College
Wellesley, Massachusetts · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
11of 13 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044 a year). 2 fall short.
13 of 39 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 26 have no earnings published. 5 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage.
Average net price, all families$25,496 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$25,496 a year
About $101,984 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $2,546 |
| $30k to $48k | $2,836 |
| $48k to $75k | $6,587 |
| $75k to $110k | $11,551 |
| $110k and up | $54,188 |
| All families (average) | $25,496 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate ($41,044 a year).
13 of 39 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $121,787 | +$80,743 | clears the bar | $11,190 | 0.1 yrs | 97 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,538 | +$11,494 | clears the bar | $11,782 | 1.0 yrs | 68 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $177,213 | +$136,169 | clears the bar | $13,350 | 0.1 yrs | 67 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $72,830 | +$31,786 | clears the bar | $11,820 | 0.4 yrs | 45 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,285 | +$17,241 | clears the bar | $9,900 | 0.6 yrs | 37 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $44,6871-year earnings | +$3,643 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $7,860 | 2.2 yrs | 35 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $59,865 | +$18,821 | clears the bar | $10,925 | 0.6 yrs | 27 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,2311-year earnings | +$2,187 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $9,600 | 4.4 yrs | 22 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $98,816 | +$57,772 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,9261-year earnings | +$2,882 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $37,7241-year earnings | -$3,320 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $65,036 | +$23,992 | clears the bar | $10,152 | 0.4 yrs | 18 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $31,9731-year earnings | -$9,071 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $41,044 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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