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What Amherst grads actually do

Based on 680 notable Amherst alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

politician
123
lawyer
106
writer
94
university teacher
92
historian
39
journalist
38
judge
37
businessperson
28
economist
22
screenwriter
22
novelist
21
diplomat
21

Notable Amherst alumni

Francis Amasa Walker
Francis Amasa Walker
university teacher · statistician
Thomas Eagleton
Thomas Eagleton
lawyer · politician
John Michael Higgins
John Michael Higgins
film actor · actor
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
television actor · stage actor
David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace
novelist · essayist
Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright
stage actor · film actor
David Eisenhower
David Eisenhower
military officer · writer
James Hall
James Hall
paleontologist · zoologist

Salary outlook for top Amherst career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
journalist
10th–90th percentile: $31,550$160,360
$57,500
median / yr
businessperson
10th–90th percentile: $80,000$239,200
$206,680
median / yr
economist
10th–90th percentile: $62,520$216,900
$115,730
median / yr

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About Amherst

Amherst College ( AM-ərst) is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts. The institution was named after the town, which in turn had been named after Jeffery, Lord Amherst, Commander-in-Chief of British forces of North America during the French and Indian War. Originally established as a men's college, Amherst became coeducational in 1975. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution; 1,914 full-time students were enrolled in fall 2024. Admissions are highly selective. Students choose courses from 42 major programs in an open curriculum and are not required to study a core curriculum or fulfill any distribution requirements; students may also design their own interdisciplinary major. Amherst competes in the NCAA Division III as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference. Amherst has historically had close relationships and rivalries with Williams College and Wesleyan University, which form the Little Three colleges. The college is also a member of the Five College Consortium, which allows its students to attend classes at four other Pioneer Valley institutions: Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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