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Child Development & Psychology at Smith College

If you plan to study Child Development & Psychology, consider the program at Smith College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Smith College is in Northampton, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 77 child development & psychology graduations were recorded at Smith College.

Online Class Availability at Smith College

Many students take online classes at Smith College. Among 2,857 students, 0 (0%) studied exclusively online and 203 (7%) took at least some classes online.

Child Development & Psychology Rankings at Smith College

These rankings give you a sense of how Smith College’s Child Development & Psychology program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#5 of 15
Best Value	Massachusetts	#8 of 14
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#11 of 28
Best Value	New England (Region)	#13 of 27
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#76 of 200
Best Value	Nationwide	#132 of 193

Earnings for Child Development & Psychology Graduates from Smith College

Graduates of Smith College’s Child Development & Psychology program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$29,006
2 years	$18,566
3 years	$41,145
4 years	$46,833
5 years	$62,558

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Child Development & Psychology graduates from Smith College take home a median $46,833, compared with $50,277 for all Smith College graduates — about 7% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Child Development & Psychology graduates from Smith College is $19,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Child Development & Psychology graduates at Smith College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Child Development & Psychology graduates at Smith College are 100% women (77) and 0% men (0).

Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program at Smith College

Among the 77 bachelor’s child development & psychology degrees awarded at Smith College, 100% were women (77) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Child Development & Psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at Smith College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	33
Hispanic / Latino	9
Black / African American	7
Asian	13
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	7
Unknown	4

Minority students account for 43% of Child Development & Psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at Smith College, lower than the national average of 45%.*

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

More Specific Child Development & Psychology Concentrations at Smith College

The Child Development & Psychology program at Smith College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Other Experimental Psychology	77

Highest-Paying Careers for Child Development & Psychology Graduates

Graduates of the Child Development & Psychology program at Smith College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Child Development & Psychology majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Statisticians	$130,349
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Biostatisticians	$121,594
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$111,314
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$100,077
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,479

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.