Physics at Smith College

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics 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, 7 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from Smith.

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

Smith Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Smith Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics 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 physics major at Smith is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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 Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Best Physics Schools	56
	68
	68
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	180
Best Value Physics Schools	218
Most Focused Physics Schools	245
Most Popular Physics Schools	431

Physics Student Demographics at Smith

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

Smith Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physics from Smith in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Smith since its program graduates 76% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Chemistry

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors	550	$116,470
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.