Amherst, Massachusetts · Private Non-Profit
Area Studies at Hampshire College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 25 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~25
- Schools with reported signal
- 387
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 75.3%
- Graduation rate
- 54.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $24,034/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $96,136
- Median debt
- $26,893
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $46,938/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 387 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 4.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($2,441 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($18,512 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 92% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,090 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.1% reported share · $2,984 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.0% reported share · $3,103 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 0.2% reported share · $3,148 net A+ 
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 1.4% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY · 0.2% reported share · $3,203 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.3% reported share · $3,776 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Area Studies accounts for 3% of reported programs at Hampshire College, which is bigger than 97% of schools in this field set and 4.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 25 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Hampshire College's average net price is $24,034 per year, about $96,136 over four years. That is $2,441 above the $21,593 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $46,938 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $18,512 below the $65,450 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 program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Hampshire College #357 of 387 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.