Sociology is a concentration offered under the sociology major at Amherst College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in sociology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Learn to analyze social factors and become an advocate for individual and community health with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $59,890 | $59,890 |
Fees | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,910 | $15,910 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,800 | $1,800 |
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Amherst does not offer an online option for its sociology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Amherst Online Learning page.
About 80.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in sociology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in sociology at Amherst in 2019-2020, 60.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 4 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.