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Amherst Majors & Degree Programs

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* Degrees Offered

• Most Popular Majors
• Highest-Paid Majors
• All Majors by Study Area

In the latest year of available data, students from 18 majors graduated from Amherst College.

Degree Levels Offered

At Amherst College, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the bachelor’s degree.

Degree Level	Offered
Certificate	—
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	—
Doctorate	—

Completions: 1,464 undergraduate (1,464 total)

Most Popular Majors

Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at Amherst College.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Multi-Disciplinary Studies	732
Economics.	88
Mathematics.	81
Computer Science.	52
Research and Experimental Psychology.	52

Highest-Paying Majors

Among Amherst College programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.

Highest-Paying Majors	Average Salary
Computer Science.	$96,310
Economics.	$78,775
Mathematics.	$64,970
Political Science and Government.	$51,419
History.	$43,271

All Majors by Study Area

Explore the full list of majors at Amherst College, sorted by study area.

Multi-Disciplinary Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Multi-Disciplinary Studies	732	NA

Social Sciences

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics.	88	$78,775
Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General.	30	$51,419
Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General.	11	NA
Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General.	6	NA

Mathematics and Statistics

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General.	81	$64,970
Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General.	19	NA

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General.	34	$24,621
Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience.	25	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other.	24	NA

Physical Sciences

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Physics. ↳ Physics, General.	24	NA
Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General.	21	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General.	8	NA
Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astronomy.	7	NA

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Computer Science.	52	$96,310

Psychology

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other.	52	$41,688

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ French Language and Literature. · Spanish Language and Literature.	20	NA
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature.	6	NA
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · Latin Language and Literature.	6	NA
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature.	5	NA

Visual and Performing Arts

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General.	17	NA
Music. ↳ Music, General.	8	NA
Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies.	7	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.	5	NA

English Language and Literature/Letters

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
English Language and Literature, General.	35	$27,744

Legal Professions and Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence.	32	NA

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ African-American/Black Studies. · Women's Studies.	18	$36,896
Area Studies. ↳ Asian Studies/Civilization. · European Studies/Civilization. · American/United States Studies/Civilization. · Latin American Studies.	13	NA

History

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
History. ↳ History, General.	23	$43,271

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Philosophy.	11	NA
Religion/Religious Studies.	8	NA

Natural Resources and Conservation

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies.	15	NA

Education

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education.	12	NA

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.	5	NA

Architecture and Related Services

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation. ↳ Architectural History and Criticism, General.	4	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Amherst College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.