The main focus area for this major is Econometrics & Quantitative Economics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Wellesley College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in economics, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're the kind of person who enjoys working with numbers and solving tough problems, a graduate degree in economics may be for you.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for economics majors, Wellesley came in at #27. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #4 in Massachusetts.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Wellesley was $1,816 per credit hour 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 | |
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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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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Economics students who received their bachelor’s degree at Wellesley took out an average of $12,000 in student loans. That is 44% lower than the national average of $21,243.
economics who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wellesley make an average of $73,231 a year during the early days of their career. That is 57% higher than the national average of $46,790.
Wellesley does not offer an online option for its economics 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 economics in 2019-2020 were women.
Around 42.7% of economics bachelor’s degree recipients at Wellesley in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 22 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 20 |
International Students | 27 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 82 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 18 |
International Relations & National Security | 11 |
Political Science & Government | 48 |
Sociology | 9 |
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*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.