by our College Data Analytics TeamChemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Wellesley College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in chemistry, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Wellesley is in the top 10% of the country for chemistry. More specifically it was ranked #20 out of 371 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #5 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wellesley.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Wellesley paid an average of $1,816 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,120 | $58,120 |
| Fees | $328 | $328 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,772 | $17,772 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,250 | $1,250 |
Learn more about Wellesley tuition and fees.
chemistry who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wellesley make an average of $38,289 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% higher than the national average of $35,333.
Online degrees for the Wellesley chemistry bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Wellesley Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their BS in chemistry in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Wellesley in 2019-2020, 57.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Chemistry | 19 |
| Chemical Physics | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemistry.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 2 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 5 |
| Physics | 15 |
*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.
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