Wellesley

Wellesley Majors

Wellesley awards bachelor's degrees in 39 fields, about 770 a year. The largest are Economics, Research and Experimental Psychology, Computer and Information Sciences.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Economics	97	$86,367	$121,787	$11,190
Research and Experimental Psychology	68	$36,283	$52,538	$12,500
Computer and Information Sciences	67	$100,644	$177,213	$13,350
Political Science	45	$50,214	$72,830	$12,500
Biology	37	$36,621	$58,285	$10,159
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	35	$44,687		$8,300
English Language and Literature	27	$38,376	$59,865	$12,000
Mathematics	27
Area Studies	22	$43,231		$9,525
Computer Software and Media Applications	22		$98,816
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	21	$43,926
Environmental Science and Conservation	20	$37,724
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	20
Chemistry	20
Sociology	19
Romance Languages	18	$36,776	$65,036	$10,152
Studio Art	18
Mathematics and Computer Science	17
International Relations	17
Education	16
Philosophy	16
Physics	15
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	14
Anthropology	14	$31,973
History	13
Film and Photography	9
Architecture	8
Music	8
Astronomy and Astrophysics	7
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	6
Geology and Earth Science	5
Theater	5
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	4
Writing	4
Classical and Ancient Studies	3
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	2
Religion/Religious Studies	2
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	1
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1

A blank cell means the figure is withheld, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular majors at Wellesley?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Economics (97), Research and Experimental Psychology (68), Computer and Information Sciences (67), Political Science (45), Biology (37).

Which Wellesley majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Computer and Information Sciences ($177,213), Economics ($121,787), Computer Software and Media Applications ($98,816), Political Science ($72,830), Romance Languages ($65,036). Earnings are reported for 8 of Wellesley's 39 programs.

How many majors does Wellesley have?

Wellesley awarded bachelor's degrees in 39 federal program categories in the most recent year reported. A college's own list of majors can be longer or shorter, because several named majors often fall under one federal category.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. Programs are federal categories, which do not always match the names Wellesley uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.