Sociology at Amherst College

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Amherst.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Amherst performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	14
	16
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Sociology Schools	19
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	269
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	295
Best Value Sociology Schools	309
Most Popular Sociology Schools	702

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Amherst. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

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	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.