by our College Data Analytics TeamChild Development & Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Wellesley College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in child development, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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BA in Psychology - Child & Adolescent Development
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Wellesley was ranked #37 on College Factual's Best Schools for child development list. It is also ranked #4 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wellesley.
Part-time undergraduates at Wellesley paid an average of $1,816 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-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 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Child Development students who received their bachelor’s degree at Wellesley took out an average of $11,778 in student loans. That is 47% lower than the national average of $22,183.
child development who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wellesley make an average of $36,668 a year during the early days of their career. That is 22% higher than the national average of $30,178.
Wellesley does not offer an online option for its child development bachelor’s degree program 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 Bachelor’s in child development in 2019-2020 were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 58.9% of the child development bachelor’s degrees at Wellesley in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Child Development & Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics | 14 |
| Other Research & Experimental Psychology | 42 |
*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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