Economics at Amherst College

If you plan to study economics, 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 approximately 1,745 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 37 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Amherst.

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

Amherst Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Amherst Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Amherst compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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
	13
	13
	16
	16
	52
	57
	168
	187
	216
	263

Earnings of Amherst Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Amherst is $78,775. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 72% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Amherst. About 73% were men and 27% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics 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
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	37

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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.