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Environmental Studies at Amherst College

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. We've also included details on how Amherst ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in ecosystem studies.

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• Student Demographics

Environmental Studies Degrees Available at Amherst

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

Amherst Ecosystem Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Studies. 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.

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Amherst College handed out 11 bachelor's degrees in environmental studies. This is an increase of 22% over the previous year when 9 degrees were handed out.

Ecosystem Studies Student Diversity at Amherst

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

Amherst Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies from Amherst in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

The majority of the students with this major are white. About 55% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Amherst College with a bachelor's in ecosystem studies.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	1

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.