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General Engineering at Smith College

If you plan to study General Engineering, consider the program at Smith College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Smith College is located in Northampton, MA.

During the most recent reporting year, 2 general engineering degrees were awarded at Smith College.

Online Class Availability at Smith College

Online coursework is an option at Smith College. Of 2,857 students, 0 (0%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 203 (7%) took at least some classes online.

General Engineering Rankings at Smith College

These rankings give you a sense of how Smith College’s General Engineering program against other schools offering the same major.

Earnings for General Engineering Graduates from Smith College

Those who finish Smith College’s General Engineering program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$62,496
3 years	$70,990
4 years	$77,485
5 years	$90,266

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, General Engineering graduates from Smith College take home a median $77,485, compared with $50,277 for all Smith College graduates — about 54% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for General Engineering graduates from Smith College is $19,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of General Engineering graduates at Smith College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, General Engineering graduates at Smith College are 100% women (2) and 0% men (0).

General Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Smith College

Of the 2 bachelor’s general engineering degrees awarded at Smith College, 100% were women (2) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Smith College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 50% of General Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Smith College, above the national average of 27%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Engineering Concentrations at Smith College

This General Engineering program at Smith College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Engineering	2

Highest-Paying Careers for General Engineering Graduates

Students who finish General Engineering program at Smith College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for General Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Engineers, All Other	$136,628
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$116,775
Mechatronics Engineers	$115,569
Microsystems Engineers	$104,558
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Wind Energy Engineers	$98,460
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Photonics Engineers	$84,667
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Robotics Engineers	$72,925

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.