Education at Wellesley College
If you plan to study education, take a look at what Wellesley College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Wellesley is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and approximately 2,280 students attend the school each year.
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 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.
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
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 | 3 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Education
The following education concentations are available at Wellesley College. 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 |
---|---|
General Education | 11 |
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.