Mathematics at Amherst College

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the math 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.

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

Amherst Mathematics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Math

Amherst Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics. 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.

Math Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Amherst since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Amherst College with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	38
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Mathematics

The following math 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
General Mathematics	50

Statistics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Statisticians	3,090	$108,670
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200

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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