Computer Science at Amherst College

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Amherst College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,745. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Amherst.

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

Amherst Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Amherst Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science 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 computer science major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Best General Computer Science Schools	20
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
	27
	37
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	52
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	197
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	267
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	290

Computer Science Student Demographics at Amherst

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

Amherst Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science 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 computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Programmers	4,420	$95,380

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

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