General Education at Wellesley College

Every general education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Wellesley College stacks up to those at other schools.

Wellesley is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and approximately 2,280 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Wellesley.

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

Wellesley General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Wellesley General Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Wellesley performed in these rankings.

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 education major at Wellesley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Focused General Education Schools	324
Most Popular General Education Schools	381

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 General Education Bachelor’s Program

The education program at Wellesley awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within General Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

Related Majors

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
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230

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.