Asian Studies at Amherst College

What traits are you looking for in a asian studies school? To help you decide if Amherst College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's asian studies program.

Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,745.

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

Amherst Asian Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Asian Studies

Amherst Asian Studies Rankings

The asian studies major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Asian Studies. 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.

Asian Studies Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst Asian Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of asian studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its asian studies 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 asian studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Latin American Studies
• American U.S. Studies

Careers That Asian Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in asian studies 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
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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.