Amherst College

Amherst, Massachusetts · Private, nonprofit

Of 11 assessed programs, 9 leave graduates out-earning a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 23 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$1,086
$30k to $48k	$1,570
$48k to $75k	$17,478
$75k to $110k	$23,639
$110k and up	$47,521
All families (average)	$23,367

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

11 of 34 programs could be assessed 32% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$141,730	+$100,686	clears the bar	$16,662	0.2 yrs	91
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$124,324	+$83,280	clears the bar	$13,900	0.2 yrs	89
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$69,204	+$28,160	clears the bar	$10,800	0.4 yrs	61
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,754	+$22,710	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$142,680	+$101,636	clears the bar	$16,750	0.2 yrs	55
English	Bachelor's Degree	$65,195	+$24,151	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$68,618	+$27,574	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$38,387 1-year earnings	-$2,657	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
History	Bachelor's Degree	$103,601	+$62,557	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$60,212	+$19,168	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$40,120 1-year earnings	-$924	falls short	$18,032	insufficient data	17
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($41,044/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.