Amherst

Amherst Majors

Amherst awards bachelor's degrees in 34 fields, about 701 a year. The largest are Mathematics, Economics, Research and Experimental Psychology.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Mathematics	81	$78,500	$124,324	$14,745
Economics	69	$90,568	$141,730	$16,662
Research and Experimental Psychology	66	$45,786	$69,204	$10,800
Computer Science	55	$100,596	$142,680	$16,750
Political Science	41	$61,125	$63,754
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	37
Romance Languages	30	$49,322	$60,212
History	28	$56,444	$103,601
English Language and Literature	25	$41,979	$65,195
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	23
Biology	23
Area Studies	20	$49,149	$68,618
Environmental Science and Conservation	17
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	17	$38,387
Philosophy	16
Physics	16
Statistics	15
Chemistry	15
Music	14
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	13	$40,120		$18,032
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation	10
Geology and Earth Science	10
Studio Art	10
Theater	9
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	8
Sociology	8
Anthropology	7
Film and Photography	5
Astronomy and Astrophysics	4
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	2
Religion/Religious Studies	2
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1

A blank cell means the figure is withheld, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular majors at Amherst?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Mathematics (81), Economics (69), Research and Experimental Psychology (66), Computer Science (55), Political Science (41).

Which Amherst majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Computer Science ($142,680), Economics ($141,730), Mathematics ($124,324), History ($103,601), Research and Experimental Psychology ($69,204). Earnings are reported for 9 of Amherst's 34 programs.

How many majors does Amherst have?

Amherst awarded bachelor's degrees in 34 federal program categories in the most recent year reported. A college's own list of majors can be longer or shorter, because several named majors often fall under one federal category.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. Programs are federal categories, which do not always match the names Amherst uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.