Social Sciences at Smith College

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

Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and approximately 2,504 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 148 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Smith.

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

Smith Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Smith Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Smith compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Smith is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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 Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	125
Best Social Sciences Schools	181
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	564

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Smith

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

Smith Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 148 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Smith. About 99% of these graduates were women and the other 1% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	63
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Smith College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	55
Economics	52
Sociology	28
Anthropology	13

Related Majors

• Education
• History
• Psychology
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Statisticians	3,090	$108,670
Social Science Research Assistants	2,040	$55,310

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.