General English Literature at Amherst College

Every general English literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the English 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. In 2021, 21 English majors received their bachelor's degree from Amherst.

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

Amherst General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Amherst General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English 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 English major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General English Literature. 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
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	73
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
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	286
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	413
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	435
Best Value General English Literature Schools	450

How Much Do English Graduates from Amherst Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Amherst is $27,744. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allEnglish bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

English Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 English students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Amherst, about 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Amherst since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English 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 English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

Careers That English Grads May Go Into

A degree in English 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
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.