Economics at Smith College

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

Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,504. Of the 772 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Smith College in 2021, 52 of them were economics majors.

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

Smith Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Smith Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics 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 economics major at Smith is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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 Economics Schools	92
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
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Economics Student Demographics at Smith

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

Smith Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Smith since its program graduates 64% 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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.