30 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The Wellesley College Anthropology students are “led out” (educo) of their own personal backgrounds to appreciate the incredible cultural diversity of humanity, receiving an exceptionally broad liberal arts education.

The Wellesley College Philosophy Department is committed to providing students with a high-quality, in-depth grounding in both historical and contemporary Philosophy.

The Wellesley College Computer Science department is made up of faculty with a range of research interests and a dedication to teaching undergraduate students.

The Wellesley College American Studies major seeks to understand the American experience through a multidisciplinary program of study. 

The Wellesley College Department of English and Creative Writing offers small workshop courses in poetry, fiction, screenwriting, playwriting, in conjunction with the Theater Studies Department. These courses are open to all Wellesley College students. Creative writing courses are graded credit/non-credit.

Wellesley College's Biological Sciences faculty actively pursue extramural funding to support research programs that also train undergraduate students who act as collaborators in the development of that research.

Neuroscience explores how the brain and nervous system develop and function to generate our conscious experience and guide our behavior. The scope of neuroscience ranges from molecules within individual nerve cells to neural systems that span the brain and body. The Neuroscience degree is offered at Wellesley College.

Wellesley College's Peace & Justice Studies program combines conflict analysis with the study of strategies for promoting peace and justice.

Our Political Science students at Wellesley College explore political institutions, ideas, and movements across the globe.

The Wellesley College Africana Studies program is an interdisciplinary and transnational program of study that includes theoretical and methodological approaches reflective of the experience and intellectual traditions of people of African descent.

Wellesley College's Chemistry teaching employs a range of pedagogical approaches aimed at engaging and challenging students in an active manner.

Wellesley College’s Sociology major provides a strong foundation in both theory and research methods, while allowing students to tailor their major to their specific subject interests.

Wellesley College's Physical Education engages students through instructional classes in diverse physical activities to develop skills and knowledge on the importance of regular physical activity that leads to a healthy lifestyle.

The Wellesley College Religion Department pursues that inquiry through the critical interpretation of religious traditions, offering courses by scholars trained in Buddhism and the traditions of East Asia and South Asia, Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East, New Testament and Earliest Christianity, Judaism, Catholic and Protestant Christianity, and Islam.

At Wellesley College, the Geosciences department offers a wide range of courses and research opportunities.

Wellesley College's Women's and Gender Studies examines how the lives of individual women and men are shaped by broader structural forces in both historical and contemporary contexts, for e.g., nation-building, globalization, economic developments, and the legal system.

Students of the Astronomy program delivered at Wellesley College will be able to apply an astronomer’s toolkit based on the properties of light, matter, and gravity to understand the life stories of planetary worlds, planetary systems, stars, galaxies, and the origin and fate of the universe. 

Psychologyis a broad field, and the major is designed to allow students to gain both breadth and depth of knowledge in the field. The Psychology degree course is delivered at Wellesley College

Economics at Wellesley College is the study of how a society allocates scarce resources. Economists use analytical tools to examine how individuals, firms, and governments make decisions and to evaluate outcomes in terms of their equity, efficiency, and stability. 

The Wellesley College Department of Italian Studies is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment for all its students, faculty, and staff, and to promote diversity in its many manifestations: place of origin, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and disability.