Philosophy at Amherst College

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if Amherst College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.

Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 1,745 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from Amherst.

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

Amherst Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Amherst Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy 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 philosophy major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. 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
Most Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	249
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	567

Philosophy Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Amherst in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Amherst are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Religious Studies

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200
Philosophy and Religion Professors	700	$84,290

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.