by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how Wheaton College (Massachusetts) ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) awards degrees and credentials ranging from bachelor’s degrees up to its highest offering, the bachelor’s degree.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | — |
| Doctorate | — |
Completions: 918 undergraduate (918 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at Wheaton College (Massachusetts).
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 459 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 63 |
| Psychology, General. | 50 |
| Biology, General. | 38 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 22 |
The following majors at Wheaton College (Massachusetts) have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Computer Science. | $62,632 |
| Economics. | $49,967 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $44,007 |
| Political Science and Government. | $40,034 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | $39,761 |
The majors at Wheaton College (Massachusetts) are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 459 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
38 | $24,304 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
17 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
16 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Bioinformatics. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. |
63 | $44,007 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
20 | $40,034 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
17 | NA |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
8 | NA |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. |
7 | $49,967 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
18 | $24,377 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
15 | $22,457 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other. |
9 | NA |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Visual Communications, General. |
6 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 50 | $26,711 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 22 | $34,709 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies. |
19 | $39,761 |
| Area Studies. ↳ Italian Studies. · French Studies. · German Studies. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Elementary Education and Teaching. |
22 | $32,675 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. |
17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
7 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
13 | $22,450 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 7 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 8 | $62,632 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
1 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
1 | NA |
Footnotes
*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.
References
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