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Computer & Information Sciences at Amherst College

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Computer & Information Sciences at Amherst College

If you plan to study computer and information sciences, take a look at what Amherst College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 1,745 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 34 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Amherst.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Amherst Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Amherst Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Amherst compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
53
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 132
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Schools 461
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 479
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 539
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools 1,105

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Amherst College.

Amherst Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

24% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The computer and information sciences program at Amherst awarded 34 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 76% of these degrees went to men with the other 24% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Amherst also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer and information sciences 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
Computer Science 34

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Software Applications Developers 29,110 $109,130
Systems Software Developers 25,540 $117,760
Computer User Support Specialists 19,360 $63,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,820 $156,620
Computer Systems Analysts 14,790 $94,510

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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