FIND
YOUR DIRECTION
Majors, Interests, and Fitting It All Together
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
What do I want to do?
That’s a big question. Plenty of people are probably asking you that these days. You’re likely asking yourself the same thing.
Where should I go to start doing that thing I want to do?
What do I not want to do?
And maybe…
What if I don’t know what I want to do?
ENTER THE COMPASS CURRICULUM
One of the many great things about Wheaton is that we give you the space—along with resources and expert advice—to explore a world of ideas and possibilities. To ask yourself questions, and to meet people who can guide you. To take a familiar path, or try a new one, or travel several paths simultaneously.
Our Compass Curriculum gives you the flexibility to chart your own course to success. It’s light on requirements beyond the major, so you have the space to explore the topics that interest you.
You also will receive personalized advising and professional mentorship from distinguished faculty who can help whether you already know where you want to go or you’re working on figuring that out.
Learn more about how the Compass Curriculum provides both the freedom and guidance to pursue the course of study that is just right for you.
LIFE AND CAREER NAVIGATION
Wheaton’s Life and Career Design Institute integrates design thinking principles to help you align your education with your personal and professional goals.
Through the Life and Career Design Cycle, you’ll explore interests, develop strategies, and create meaningful experiences from your first year onward. Career Navigators provide personalized guidance on experiential learning, building networks, and accessing funding to support internships, research, and other hands-on opportunities. This holistic approach ensures that you connect classroom learning with real-world activities:
• Study abroad experiences
• Research with faculty or external organizations
• Career conversations and job shadowing
• Internships and service learning
Beyond the classroom, you’ll connect your goals to courses, clubs, and relationships with peers, faculty, alumni, and industry professionals. With unlimited access to one-on-one career coaching during your time as a student as well as throughout your alumni years, Wheaton ensures that you graduate ready to thrive in your career and life.
It’s guaranteed
You are guaranteed to receive a stipend of at least $3,000 to support an unpaid internship, research project or other experiential learning opportunity.
Self Understand yourself and Wheaton
Synthesis
Transform your expertise into action System
YOU
Make informed decisions and set goals
Story
Tell your story with impact
WHAT YOU CAN STUDY AT WHEATON
Undergraduate
African Diaspora Studies
Animal Behavior
Art History
Art (Visual)
Astronomy
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Biology
Business and Management (B.S.)
Chemistry (B.S.)
Classics
Communications
Computer Science (B.S.)
Creative Arts Management
Creative Writing and Literature
Criminal Justice
Dance
Data Science
Design
Early Childhood Education
Econometrics and
Quantitative Economics
Economics
Education
Elementary Education
Engineering
English
Environmental Science
Film and New Media
Studies
Finance (B.S.)
Forensic Science (B.S.)
Global Cultures and
Languages
Global Fashion Industry
Global Literary Studies
Greek
Healthcare Management
History
Human Resource Management
International Business
International Relations
Journalism Studies
Latin
Legal Studies
Liberal Arts
Marketing (B.S.)
Mathematics
Mathematics and Computer Science
Medical Science (B.S.)
Music
Neuroscience
Nursing (B.S.N.)
Optometry
Philosophy
Physics (B.A. and B.S.)
Political Science
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Law
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Physician Assistant
Pre-Veterinary
Psychology
Public Health
Public Administration
Queer and Trans Studies
Race and Medical Humanities
Religion
Secondary Education
Statistics
Social Entrepreneurship and Nonprofit Management
Sociology
Teaching Multilingual Learners
Theatre
Transnational Cultural Studies
Women’s and Gender Studies
4+1 Master’s Programs
Earn a bachelor’s and a master’s degree on an accelerated five-year schedule.
Business (M.S.), options for specialization in arts management or sustainable business
Creative Industries (M.A.), business and management, digital media and the arts
Environmental Science (M.S.), environmental research, planning, and policy
For detailed information on academic programs, please visit our website.
CONNECT WITH YOUR COMMUNITIES
You will find more than 100 studentrun organizations, including club and intramural sports; 26 varsity athletic teams (Wheaton is the only college in the East to offer 5 varsity aquatic sports); a student-managed event space; and vibrant centers for community service, social justice, entrepreneurship and making. (And so much more!)
Varsity athletic teams
• Artistic swimming (W)
• Baseball (M)
• Basketball (W, M)
• Cross country (W, M)
• Fencing (W, M)
• Field hockey (W)
• Lacrosse (W, M)
• Soccer (W, M)
• Softball (W)
• Swimming and diving (W, M)
• Tennis (W, M)
• Track and field (W, M)
• Volleyball (W, M)
• Water polo (W, M)
12 things you can do at Wheaton
1. Sing a cappella (in one of five performance groups)
2. Learn to play steel drums
3. Play ultimate frisbee
4. Debate an historic or current event
5. Improvise (with our awardwinning improv team)
6. Write and speak poetry
7. Make art
8. Make dinner
9. Explore the outdoors
10. Dance
11. Join a student think-tank
12. Build a boat and race on Peacock Pond
OUTSTANDING OUTCOMES
Graduate with a degree, internship experience and the skills employers seek.
A sampling of first jobs
Within six months of graduation, 92% of Wheaton alumni are employed, enrolled in graduate programs or gaining additional experience at career-connected internships.
• ACLU of Massachusetts
• Colgate-Palmolive
• Comedy Central
• General Dynamics
• Google
• JP Morgan Chase and Company
• MetLife
• Microsoft
• NBC Universal Inc.
• Oxford University Press
• Pfizer
• Sotheby’s
Top graduate schools
More than 40 percent of Wheaton students enroll in graduate school within five years. The top institutions, ranked by attendance, include:
• Northeastern University
• Harvard University
• Tufts University
• Boston University
• Lesley University
• Simmons University
• New York University
PRIVATE COLLEGE, AFFORDABLE PRICE
You deserve a transformative college experience at a price you can afford. At Wheaton College we’ve made that possible.
In 2025, the average bill for first-year students was $24,624—lower than many public universities— making Wheaton College one of the most affordable private college options. Nearly 40% of first-year students saw a bill under $20,000 in 2025.
If you are a New England resident, you’ll automatically receive a 50% tuition reduction through our New England Regional Grant. Plus, you may qualify for additional need-based aid and merit scholarships, renewable all four years.
While you’re figuring out the answers to some big questions, here are a few easy answers about Wheaton...
WHERE IS WHEATON COLLEGE?
Founded in 1834
Located in Norton, Massachusetts, Wheaton College has a welcoming and walkable campus with a traditional New England feel (trees that change with the season, an active campus green known as The Dimple, and a mix of classic brick buildings and modern architecture).
95% of students live on campus in guaranteed housing all four years.
19 residential halls, including a brand new hall with a focus on mind and body wellness.
The Princeton Review, 2026
Forbes Top Colleges Guide, 2026
17 theme houses, all run by students.
Did you know?
There are actually two, unaffiliated Wheaton Colleges, one in Massachusetts and one in Illinois. Find our Wheaton in New England at wheatoncollege.edu
NCAA DIVISION III HIDDEN GEM College Raptor, 2026 #
SafeWise Report
WHERE CAN YOU LEARN MORE?
