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Political Science at Amherst College

Political Science at Amherst College

If you are interested in studying political science, you may want to check out the program at Amherst College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 1,745 students attend the school each year.

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

Amherst Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

Amherst Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst Political Science Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 19
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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
Political Science Professors 1,020 $136,210
Political Scientists 50 $88,120

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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