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. In 2021, 52 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from Smith.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Smith compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	244
	299
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	430
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	838

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in biology from Smith. This makes it the #343 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Smith Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Smith is $20,283. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

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

Of the 52 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from Smith in 2021, 2% were men and 98% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Smith General Biology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in biology from Smith. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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

Smith also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Redjar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.