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General Biology at Amherst College

General Biology at Amherst College

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Amherst College stacks up to those at other schools.

Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 1,745 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Amherst General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Amherst General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Biology Student Demographics at Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Amherst College.

Amherst General Biology Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Amherst College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 5
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Amherst College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Amherst College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 22

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Amherst College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Medical Scientists 13,430 $92,980
Biological Scientists 4,470 $84,790
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Biological Science Professors 2,220 $112,390

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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