What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at Amherst College

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Amherst College and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at the bachelor's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 17 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Amherst College, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings are not published for this program-school combination, which can reflect source reporting or privacy treatment. Compared to the national mean of $52,065 across all institutions offering Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, graduates here earn at a level the national comparison cannot yet quantify. Across all programs at Amherst College, the mean median-earnings figure is $93,258, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. The median cumulative federal loan debt for Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies graduates at Amherst College is $18,032, which translates to roughly $150 per month on a standard 10-year repayment plan. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.