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General Biology at Smith College

General Biology at Smith College

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Smith College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and approximately 2,504 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Smith General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
  • Master’s Degree in Biology

Smith General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Smith is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Biology Student Demographics at Smith

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Smith College.

Smith General Biology Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Smith are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Smith College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 25
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Smith General Biology Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Smith College with a master's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Smith College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 54

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Smith College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Medical Scientists 13,430 $92,980
Biological Scientists 4,470 $84,790
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Biological Science Professors 2,220 $112,390

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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