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Social Sciences at Amherst College

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences 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. Of the 468 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College in 2021, 87 of them were social sciences majors.

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

Amherst Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Amherst Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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
11
Best Social Sciences Schools 16
17
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools 85
Best Value Social Sciences Schools 295
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 382

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Amherst. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Amherst since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences 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 social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 38
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Economics 37
Political Science & Government 29
Anthropology 13
Sociology 8

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20,070 $74,510
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Statisticians 3,090 $108,670
Social Science Research Assistants 2,040 $55,310

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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