Astronomy & Astrophysics at Smith College

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

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

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

Smith Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

Smith Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the astronomy 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 astronomy major at Smith is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astronomy & Astrophysics. 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
	18
Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
	22
Most Focused Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Focused Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools	42
Best Value Astronomy & Astrophysics Schools	47
Most Popular Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73

Astronomy Student Demographics at Smith

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

Smith Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Smith since its program graduates 59% more women than average.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Physics
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Chemistry

Careers That Astronomy Grads May Go Into

A degree in astronomy 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
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors	550	$116,470
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	420	$137,740
Physicists	360	$150,170

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.