College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

Amherst College BS in Geological & Earth Sciences

10 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Geology & Earth Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Geological & Earth Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Amherst College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in geology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:

Rankings for the Amherst BS in Geology

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The geology major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geology. 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.

Here are some of the other rankings for Amherst.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences34
Most Focused Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences48
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences207
Most Popular Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences244

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Geology from Amherst Cost?

$60,890 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Amherst Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
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

Learn more about Amherst tuition and fees.

Does Amherst Offer an Online BS in Geology?

Amherst does not offer an online option for its geology 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.

Amherst Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Geology

10 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
70.0% Women
40.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 10 students received their bachelor’s degree in geology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in geology in 2019-2020, 70.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45.3%.

undefined

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in geology at Amherst in 2019-2020, 40.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.

undefined
Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White6
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BS in Geology Focus Areas at Amherst

Geological & Earth Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences10

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to geological and earth sciences.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Chemistry6
Physics10

View All Geological & Earth Sciences Related Majors >

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options