Four years after completing a bachelor's degree at Wheaton College, graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $57,675. That figure is below the peer median of $68,250 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $10,575.
It lands in the 42nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The return pillar overall sits in the 48th percentile, a middle-of-the-pack result that reflects a mix of higher- and moderate-earning programs.
The university's strongest pillar is mobility, where Azimuth ranks it #601 among nonprofit four-year institutions. That mobility strength coincides with a solid return picture.
The median earnings figure is not far from the peer median. The program mix includes several fields that pay above the national benchmark for their discipline.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of Wheaton College who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $57,675. That figure is below the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size), by $10,575.
Azimuth places the university's median earnings in the 42nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on an earnings cohort of 550 completers. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a range of outcomes.
The typical earnings scenario is $57,675, with a downside of $42,654 and an upside of $83,838. An estimated 36.5% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
This is an estimate derived from the institution's program mix, not an observed enrollment figure.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of Wheaton College who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $57,675. That places them at the 42nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
That figure is $10,575 below the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth ranks the college #760 for return.
Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix show a downside of $42,654 and an upside of $83,838, with the typical scenario at $57,675. An estimated 36.5% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.
The program mix combines large fields in the social sciences and humanities with a strong business and economics cluster. Several of the most popular programs land below the institution-wide median, while the highest-earning fields sit well above it.
The earnings scenarios capture that spread, from the downside anchored in lower-earning program clusters to the upside in higher-earning ones.
The spread between the downside and upside earnings scenarios at Wheaton College—from $42,654 to $83,838—shows how much program choice matters four years after completion. Across 14 programs with published earnings data, the highest-earning fields shape the upper end of that range.
Economics completers earn a median of $84,829, and Business/Managerial Economics graduates reach $80,258. Health Sciences, another large program, earns a median of $69,566.
The median federal student debt for borrowers who complete a degree at Wheaton College is $23,250. That figure runs below the median of $24,199 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
If repaid over ten years, that debt would mean a monthly payment of $264. Parent PLUS borrowers, a separate population, carry a median of $35,000.
The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $26,975, which is below the peer median of $27,371 by $396. Across income bands, the average net price ranges from $18,587 for families earning $30,001–$48,000 to $33,435 for families earning over $110,000, with the other bands at $20,001, $20,553, and $24,176.
Both the debt and net price figures sit close to their peer medians, though debt is below and net price is above. The estimated monthly payment is a concrete figure to weigh against the earnings scenarios on the program pages.