Ethnic Studies at Amherst College

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying ethnic studies, you may want to check out the program at Amherst College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Ethnic Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Amherst Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Amherst Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ethnic 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.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

38% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of ethnic studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical ethnic studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Amherst since its program graduates 43% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ethnic 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 ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

If you plan to be a ethnic studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Amherst College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
African American Studies	6
Women’s Studies	2

Area Studies

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic 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
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
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
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