Amherst College is widely regarded as one of the nation’s very best liberal arts colleges. Enrolling 1,600 students from nearly every state and more than 40 countries, Amherst features an open curriculum and offers the BA in 33 fields of study. Amherst is part of the Five College Consortium with Smith College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
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Bachelor's Degrees
Bachelor's in African-American/Black Studies
Bachelor's in American/United States Studies/Civilization
Bachelor's in Anthropology
Bachelor's in Art/Art Studies, General
Bachelor's in Asian Studies/Civilization
Bachelor's in Astronomy
Bachelor's in Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Bachelor's in Chemistry, General
Bachelor's in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
Bachelor's in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
Bachelor's in Computer Science
Bachelor's in Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Bachelor's in Economics, General
Bachelor's in English Language and Literature, General
Bachelor's in Environmental Studies
Bachelor's in European Studies/Civilization
Bachelor's in French Language and Literature
Bachelor's in Geology/Earth Science, General
Bachelor's in German Language and Literature
Bachelor's in History, General
Bachelor's in Latin Language and Literature
Bachelor's in Legal Studies, General
Bachelor's in Mathematics, General
Bachelor's in Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Bachelor's in Music, General
Bachelor's in Neuroscience
Bachelor's in Philosophy
Bachelor's in Physics, General
Bachelor's in Political Science and Government, General