Germanic Languages at Amherst College

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a german school? To help you decide if Amherst College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's german 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 Germanic Languages section at the bottom of this page.

Amherst Germanic Languages Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in German

Amherst Germanic Languages Rankings

The german major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Germanic Languages. 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.

German Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of german bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. The typical german bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Amherst since its program graduates 56% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its german 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 german.

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

Concentrations Within Germanic Languages

Germanic Languages majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
German Language & Literature	1

Careers That German Grads May Go Into

A degree in german 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
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,580	$84,890

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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