Sociology at Amherst College

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology 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.

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

Amherst Sociology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Amherst Sociology Rankings

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

Sociology Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst Sociology Bachelor’s Program

38% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Amherst since its program graduates 38% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Amherst College. 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
Sociology	8

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors	730	$85,270
Sociologists	120	$111,020

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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