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Statistics at Amherst College

Statistics at Amherst College

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

Amherst Statistics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Stats

Amherst Statistics Rankings

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

Stats Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst Statistics Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of stats bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its stats 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 stats.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Statistics

The following stats concentations are available at Amherst College. 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
Statistics 23

Careers That Stats Grads May Go Into

A degree in stats 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
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Statisticians 3,090 $108,670
Mathematical Science Professors 1,700 $92,200
Actuaries 1,260 $114,050
Survey Researchers 730 $64,950

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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