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Wellesley College Bachelor’s in Psychology

56 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Psychology is a program of study at Wellesley College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Wellesley Bachelor’s in Psychology

#83 in the U.S
#11 in Massachusetts

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Wellesley is in the top 10% of the country for psychology. More specifically it was ranked #83 out of 1,228 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #11 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Wellesley.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k)40
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k)45
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k)51
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k)57
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools79
Best Psychology Schools83
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k)89
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k)102
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k)187
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k)214
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology260
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid)284
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (With Aid)314
Most Focused Colleges for Psychology416
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology531
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Psychology Graduates596
Highest Paid Psychology Graduates626
Most Popular Colleges for Psychology761
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans1,039
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k)1,061
Best Psychology Colleges for Veterans1,092
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k)1,096
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology1,164
Best Value Colleges for Psychology1,227

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Wellesley Cost?

$58,448 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Wellesley Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut 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.

Does Wellesley Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Psychology?

Online degrees for the Wellesley psychology 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.

Wellesley Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Psychology

56 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
100.0% Women
58.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 56 students received their bachelor’s degree in psychology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

All of the students who received their Bachelor’s in psychology in 2019-2020 were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Wellesley in 2019-2020, 58.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian13
Black or African American5
Hispanic or Latino11
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White16
International Students7
Other Races/Ethnicities4

Bachelor’s in Psychology Focus Areas at Wellesley

Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Child Development & Psychology56

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.

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