Wheaton College-Massachusetts

What are the graduation rates for students at Wheaton College-Massachusetts?

In the reported IPEDS 2024-25 outcomes, 68% of Wheaton's measured first-time, full-time students completed within four years, and 73% completed within six years. These figures follow entering cohorts over time; they are not the share of all students who happened to graduate in a single year.

The five-point difference between the four- and six-year rates shows that some students in the measured cohort finished after year four. The reported first-year retention rate was 82%, meaning that share of the relevant first-time cohort returned the following fall. Retention and graduation answer different questions, and neither measure predicts an individual student's result. Standard first-time-cohort graduation rates also do not describe transfer students' outcomes in the same way.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Wheaton College-Massachusetts?

Federal College Scorecard field-of-study figures provide a limited view of earnings roughly one year after completion for graduates represented in the federal data. They are not starting-salary offers, and they do not predict what any Wheaton student will earn.

Among the reported program-level median earnings figures, computer science was $62,632, economics was $49,967 and business administration was $44,007. Other reported examples include English at $34,709 and psychology at $26,711. These figures describe different groups of graduates, not controlled comparisons of what one person would earn by changing majors.

Program estimates can be affected by cohort size, further education, geography, occupation and which graduates appear in the underlying federal records. One year is particularly early for students entering graduate school or fields with longer training pathways. Applicants comparing majors should weigh these figures alongside program requirements, internship access, likely borrowing and their own career plans.