Wheaton College (Massachusetts)

Wheaton College (Massachusetts) is a private nonprofit college in Norton, MA. Its average net price is $31,147 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$24,752
$30,001 to $48,000$21,192
$48,001 to $75,000$24,081
$75,001 to $110,000$30,745
$110,001 and up$36,108
$65,700Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$65,700Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$31,147Average Net Price
$17,100Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$940Books and Supplies
$1,060Other Expenses
26.2%Students on Pell Grants
71.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

67.7%Acceptance Rate
640 to 720SAT Reading, Middle Half
580 to 670SAT Math, Middle Half
29 to 33ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$51,029
8 years after entry$64,194
10 years after entry$71,967
72.4%Graduation Rate
82.2%Retention Rate
$23,750Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Norton, MALocation
Large suburbSetting
1,773Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Astronomy and Astrophysics$41,014 National median for this major n=614Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$40,968 Small program - rough guide n=33$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=58
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$62,548 National median for this major n=381Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$51,045 Small program - rough guide n=61$26,959 Small program - rough guide n=81
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classical and Ancient Studies$33,774 National median for this major n=168Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$34,292 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$33,723 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mathematics and Computer Science$76,818 National median for this major n=704Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other$31,918 National median for this major n=145Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$34,087 Small program - rough guide n=57$23,931 Small program - rough guide n=66
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$47,840 Small program - rough guide n=32$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=32

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