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Offered Degrees BS
Online Courses Not Offered
Total Programs 41
Salary after Completing $31,400 - $69,800

Offered Degrees at Amherst

Amherst College is categorized by Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences by Carnegie categorization. As of 2025, Amherst College offers 41 programs through on-site (classroom) only. It offers Bachelor's degree.
The following table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Amherst College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Bachelor's410
Total410

Field of Study by Offered Degree/Program

Bachelor's

Amherst Bachelor's Programs

Amherst College offers Bachelor's degree with 41 major programs. All programs are on-site education (i.e distance learning opportunity is not offered for the Bachelor's degree).
Bachelor's Programs
Amherst College
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 4
Environmental Studies✕4-
Architecture [+] ✕ 4
Architectural History and Criticism✕4-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 18
American/United States Studies/Civilization✕2-
Asian Studies/Civilization✕7-
European Studies/Civilization✕2-
Latin American Studies✕1-
African-American/Black Studies✕2-
Women's Studies✕4-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 4
Computer Science✕4-
Education [+] ✕ 3
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education✕3-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 22
Russian Language and Literature✕6-
German Language and Literature✕2-
French Language and Literature✕5-
Spanish Language and Literature✕7-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕1-
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature✕--
Latin Language and Literature✕1-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 9
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence✕9-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 9
English Language and Literature✕9$31,400
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 30
Biology/Biological Sciences✕1-
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (other)✕24-
Neuroscience✕5-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 60
Mathematics✕46$61,000
Statistics✕14-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 5
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕5-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 12
Philosophy✕6-
Religion/Religious Studies✕6-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 29
Astronomy✕7-
Chemistry✕1-
Geology/Earth Science✕3-
Physics✕18-
Psychology [+] ✕ 26
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)✕26-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 41
Anthropology✕6-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕10-
Political Science and Government✕14$49,500
Sociology✕11-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 18
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕5-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕5-
Art/Art Studies✕1-
Music✕7-
History [+] ✕ 9-
History✕9-
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