Physics at Amherst College

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Amherst College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Amherst Physics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Amherst Physics Rankings

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

Physics Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst Physics Bachelor’s Program

31% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Amherst since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics 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
General Physics	20

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Physics Postsecondary Professors	550	$116,470
Physicists	360	$150,170

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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