Economics at Smith College

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics 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. Of the 52 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: 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 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
	81
	92
	141
	142
	179
	199
	199
	204
	446
	468

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Smith. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were 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.

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics 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
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	28
General Economics	24

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.