Amherst, Massachusetts · Private Non-Profit
Anthropology at Amherst College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.8% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $23,367 school-wide net price and $77,644 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.8% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.8% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 512
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 9%
- Graduation rate
- 93.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $23,367/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $93,468
- Median debt
- $13,740
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $77,644/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.8%), school-wide average net price ($23,367), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($77,644), and peer averages from 512 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 512 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is above the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($4,769 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($16,923 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Amherst College in the top 54% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.2% of reported awards · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 0.4% of reported awards · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $1,115 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $2,090 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.6% of reported awards · $2,984 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $2,129 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.1% of reported awards · $1,751 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Anthropology accounts for 0.8% of the awards or completions reported for Amherst College. That award concentration is higher than at 73% of schools in this field set and is above the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Amherst College's average net price is $23,367 per year, about $93,468 over four years. That is $4,769 above the $18,598 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $77,644 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $16,923 above the $60,721 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Amherst College #275 of 512 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.