History at Amherst College

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history 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 the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Amherst.

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

Amherst History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Amherst History Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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
Best History Schools	10
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
	17
	17
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Focused History Schools	32
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
Best Value History Schools	216
Most Popular History Schools	376

History Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Amherst. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Amherst since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Amherst are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within History

The following history 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
History	25

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
Managers	8,660	$131,450
History Professors	1,030	$97,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	580	$56,100
Curators	520	$68,240

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.