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Amherst, MA · Economics

Economics at Amherst College

Amherst College graduates about 69 economics majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 39th of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 42 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 75% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $142,000 four years out, 1.71× what the same major pays nationally.

89/100Standout#39 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year6914% of the class
Courses in the catalog42more than 75% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$142,0001.71× the same major nationally
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1420–1550whole school

Around Amherst College

Frost Library, Amherst College. Its groundbreaking in 1963 was attended by Presi
Frost Library, Amherst CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Johnson Chapel at the Amhest College Main Quad.
Johnson Chapel at the Amhest College Main Quad. - panoramioPhoto: olekinderhook · CC BY 3.0 · source
Built 1870-73. Designed by William Appleton Potter. Preserved from the now-demol
Victorian Gothic - Amherst, MA - Amherst College (Stearns Steeple) (2)Photo: Bmzuckerman · CC BY 4.0 · source
Scanned 35 mm color slide film from a small red box (RB) labeled "PKG#9" in a st
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Where economics happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 31 · Academic 13 · Offices 2 · Arts 2 · Athletics 1 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. Claremont McKenna College 89
  2. University of Rochester 89
  3. Barnard College 89
  4. Case Western Reserve University 89
  5. Northeastern University 88
  6. Trinity College 88
  7. Occidental College 88
  8. Bates College 88

Other strong majors at Amherst College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Amherst College with every school we score in economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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