by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Smith College came in at #157 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking. This places the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality. For this achievement, Smith received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
In addition, Smith took the #12 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Smith took the #116 spot on the list.
Smith also ranked #12 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Massachusetts.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 83.5% of the total graduate students at Smith are women and 16.5% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Smith, around 21.8% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Smith is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 5.3% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $55,830 | $55,830 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Smith is $45,055. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 23% lower than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for Smith are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Elm St, Northampton, MA 01063 |
| Phone: | 413-584-2700 |
| Website: | www.smith.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/smithcollege |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/smithcollege |
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Drama & Theater Arts | 1 |
| General Biology | 2 |
| Health & Physical Education | 10 |
| Social Work | 121 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 9 |
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 6 |
Footnotes
*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.
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