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Anthropology at Amherst College

Anthropology at Amherst College

If you plan to study anthropology, 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 Anthropology section at the bottom of this page.

Amherst Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Amherst Anthropology Rankings

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

Anthropology Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities in its anthropology 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 anthropology.

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

Concentrations Within Anthropology

The following anthropology 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
Anthropology 13

Careers That Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in anthropology 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
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Anthropology and Archeology Professors 220 $96,160
Anthropologists and Archeologists 30 $91,140

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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