Econometrics & Quantitative Economics at Amherst College

Every econometrics and quantitative economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the econometrics and quantitative economics program at Amherst College stacks up to those at other schools.

Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,745. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in econometrics and quantitative economics from Amherst.

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

Amherst Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics

Amherst Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The econometrics and quantitative economics major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Econometrics & Quantitative 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
	10
	12
	13
	15
	21
	25
	35
	67
	76
	92

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students earned a bachelor's degree in econometrics and quantitative economics from Amherst. About 27% of these graduates were women and the other 73% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its econometrics and quantitative 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 econometrics and quantitative 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 econometrics and quantitative economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in econometrics and quantitative 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
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.