Wheelock College

Originally a teacher’s school, Wheelock College is located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1888 by Lucy Wheelock as Miss Wheelock’s Kindergarten Training School, it offered undergraduate and graduate programs that focused on Arts & Sciences, Education and Child Life, and Social Work and Family Studies to improve the lives of children and families. Today, the college remains as an education studies school after being merged with Boston University’s School of Education.

While education is a hugely underserved public service, it’s tough for would-be teachers when they see the $50,000 price tag that makes up just a year’s worth of tuition at Wheelock College. What’s more, teachers aren’t paid enough and, combined with the hefty price of attendance at the school, this means that Wheelock College graduates see a -$140,700 return after 20 years.