General English Literature at Smith College

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

Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,504. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in English from Smith.

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

Smith General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Smith General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how Smith performed in these rankings.

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 English major at Smith is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General English Literature. 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 English Literature Schools	219
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	279
	300
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	364
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	496

Earnings of Smith English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Smith is $27,516. This is less than $27,744, which is the national average of all English majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

English Student Demographics at Smith

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

Smith General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 English students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Smith, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English 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 English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

Careers That English Grads May Go Into

A degree in English 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
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450

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.