History at Smith College

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Smith College stacks up to those at other schools.

Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,504. In 2021, 33 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Smith.

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

Smith History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Smith History Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Smith is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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
Most Focused History Schools	87
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222
Most Popular History Schools	291

History Student Demographics at Smith

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

Smith History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Smith in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Smith since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Smith College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	33

Related Majors

• Education
• Psychology
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
Managers	8,660	$131,450
History Professors	1,030	$97,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	580	$56,100
Curators	520	$68,240

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.