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Smith College Majors Overview: Salary, Courses & Career Outcomes

Every major at Smith College with graduate salary, course catalog depth, and career preparation data.

#	Major	US Rank	Smith College Salary	National Median	Premium	Degrees/Year	Courses
1	Computer Science	—	$101,250	$75,000	+35%	29	42
Featured Courses: CSC 120: Object Oriented Programming CSC 209: Web Programming CSC 210: Data Structures CSC 220: Advanced Programming Techniques CSC 231: Microprocessors and Assembly Language
2	Engineering	—	$97,200	$72,000	+35%	29	31
Featured Courses: EGR 110: Fundamental Engineering Principles EGR 220: Engineering Circuit Theory EGR 270: Engineering Mechanics I EGR 290: Engineering Thermodynamics EGR 312: Seminar: Atmospheric Processes
3	Mathematics & Statistics	—	$83,700	$62,000	+35%	15	27
Featured Courses: MTH 100: Math Skills Studio MTH 101: Quantitative Skills in Practice MTH 102: Elementary Functions MTH 103: Precalculus and Calculus Bootcamp MTH 111: Calculus I
4	Physical Sciences	—	$64,800	$48,000	+35%	24	65
Featured Courses: AST 100: A Survey of the Universe AST 102: Sky and Time AST 103: Sky and Telescopes AST 113: Telescopes and Techniques AST 200: Astronomical Data Science
5	Architecture	—	$64,800	$48,000	+35%	9	13
Featured Courses: LSS 100: Landscape, Environment and Design LSS 200: Colloquium: Landscape, Environment, and Design LSS 220: GIS for Landscape & Urban Studies LSS 230: Urban Landscapes LSS 240: Cultural Landscapes and Historic Preservation
6	Social Sciences	—	$60,750	$45,000	+35%	113	106
Featured Courses: ANT 200: Colloquium: Research Methods in Anthropology ANT 212: On Botanophilia ANT 221: Global Archaeology: Method, Theory, and Practice ANT 222: Science, Technology and Society in East Asia ANT 225: Language and Culture
7	Biological Sciences	—	$56,700	$42,000	+35%	91	85
Featured Courses: BCH 252: Biochemistry I: Biochemical Structure and Function BCH 253: Biochemistry I Laboratory BCH 335: Physical Chemistry of Biochemical Systems BCH 336: Physical Chemistry of Biological Systems Laboratory BCH 352: Biochemistry II: Biochemical Dynamics
8	Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	—	$56,700	$42,000	+35%	40	3
Featured Courses: IMX 316: Interdisciplinary Making Concentration Capstone IMX 400: Special Studies (1-4 Credits)
9	Natural Resources & Conservation	—	$54,000	$40,000	+35%	18	21
Featured Courses: ENX 100: Environment and Sustainability: Notes from the Field ENX 301: Seminar: Environmental Concentration Capstone ENX 400: SPECIAL STUDIES (1-4 Credits) ENV 101: Sustainability and Social-Ecological Systems ENV 113: Colloquium: Organic, Mechanical and Digital Environments
10	History	—	$54,000	$40,000	+35%	17	46
Featured Courses: HSC 404: Special Studies HST 101: The Silk Road and Premodern Eurasia HST 102: Ancient Greece HST 103: Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World HST 104: The Roman Republic
11	Area/Ethnic/Cultural Studies	—	$51,300	$38,000	+35%	40	84
Featured Courses: AFS 113: Themes in African Studies AFS 215: Colloquium: Women and the Law in Africa AFS 216: Colloquium: Sex & Societal Norms in Africa AFS 222: Colloquium: Popular Culture, Gender and Sexuality in Africa AFS 400: Special Studies (1-4 Credits)
12	Foreign Languages & Linguistics	—	$51,300	$38,000	+35%	25	71
Featured Courses: ARA 100: Elementary Arabic I ARA 101: Elementary Arabic II ARA 200: Intermediate Arabic I ARA 201: Intermediate Arabic II ARA 300: Advanced Arabic I
13	Education	—	$51,300	$38,000	+35%	18	52
Featured Courses: EDC 115: Digital Literacy in the Classroom EDC 158: Exploring Educational Change: School, Community, and Global Perspectives EDC 200: Critical Perspectives in the City EDC 212: Linguistics for Educators EDC 216: Colloquium: Feminism, Decolonialism, and Education
14	Philosophy & Religious Studies	—	$51,300	$38,000	+35%	10	63
Featured Courses: PHI 100: Thinking About Thinking PHI 101: Plausible and Implausible Reasoning: What Happened? What Will Happen Next? PHI 102: Valid and Invalid Reasoning: What Follows From What? PHI 112: Chinese Philosophy PHI 124: History of Ancient and Medieval Western Philosophy
15	Psychology	—	$48,600	$36,000	+35%	63	57
Featured Courses: PSY 140: Health Psychology PSY 150: Abnormal Psychology PSY 170: Social Psychology PSY 180: Psychology of Personality PSY 201: Statistical Methods for Undergraduate Research
16	English Language & Literature	—	$48,600	$36,000	+35%	36	82
Featured Courses: ENG 170: History of the English Language ENG 199: Methods of Literary Study ENG 200: The English Literary Tradition I ENG 204: Beginning Fiction Writing ENG 205: Beginning Poetry Writing
17	Visual & Performing Arts	—	$45,900	$34,000	+35%	45	250
Featured Courses: ARH 110: Art and Its Histories ARH 190: Colloquium: Art History: Theories, Methods, Debates ARH 204: Inkas, Aztecs and Their Ancestors ARH 207: Translating New Worlds ARH 212: Ancient Cities and Sanctuaries

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Pre-Med / Clinical Medicine 53

ANT 248: Medical Anthropology BCH 252: Biochemistry I: Biochemical Structure and Function BCH 253: Biochemistry I Laboratory BCH 352: Biochemistry II: Biochemical Dynamics BCH 353: Biochemistry II Laboratory

Nonprofit & Social Impact 51

ECO 316: Seminar: Poverty and Public Policy in the United States FYS 173: For the Love of Freedom: Social Justice Movements from Civil Rights to Immigrant Rights FYS 189: Data and Social Justice FRN 270: Language and Social Justice GOV 239: Social Justice Movements in Latin America

Sociology & Anthropology 31

ANT 130: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology ANT 200: Colloquium: Research Methods in Anthropology ANT 228: Animals and Anthropology ANT 238: Anthropology of the Body ANT 240: Museum Anthropology

Film & Video Production 27

CHI 350: Advanced Chinese through Film and Literature DAN 200: Dance Production DAN 507: Production and Management EAL 275: Colloquium: Democracies in Korean Film and Media EAL 281: Colloquium: Revising the Past in Chinese and Taiwanese Film and Literature

Music Industry & Production 21

ARH 286: History and Theory of Performance Art: Why Did the Performance Artist Cross the Road? DAN 151: Elementary Dance Composition DAN 252: Intermediate Dance Composition DAN 339: Movement, Ecology and Performance in the Smith Landscape DAN 505: First Year Performance

Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Research 19

BCH 335: Physical Chemistry of Biochemical Systems BCH 336: Physical Chemistry of Biological Systems Laboratory CHM 222: Chemistry II: Organic Chemistry CHM 222L: Chemistry II Lab: Organic Chemistry Lab CHM 223: Chemistry III: Organic Chemistry

Public Policy & Government 18

AST 214: Astronomy & Public Policy ECO 205: Inequality and Public Policy ECO 316: Seminar: Poverty and Public Policy in the United States ENV 215: Introduction to Environmental Policy Analysis FYS 138: Democracy in America: From the Revolution to Today

Neuroscience & Brain Research 15

BIO 300: Neurophysiology BIO 330: Research in Cellular Neurophysiology NSC 210: Fundamentals of Neuroscience NSC 230: Experimental Methods in Neuroscience NSC 310: Human Neuroscience

Mental Health & Clinical Psychology 14

EDC 239: Counseling Theory and Education EDC 543: Seminar: Foundations of Trauma-Informed Teaching and Intervention with Students with Disabilities ESS 508: Counseling Basics: Skills Building for Coaches PSY 150: Abnormal Psychology PSY 239: Colloquium: Neuropsychological Assessment

Journalism & Media 14

ARS 162: Introduction to Digital Media ARS 263: Video and Time-Based Digital Media ECO 318: Seminar on Macroeconomic Policy from the Great Depression to the Present FMS 150: Introduction to Film and Media Studies FMS 247: American Film and Culture from the Depression to the Sixties

Economics & Economic Research 12

ECO 125: Game Theory ECO 150: Introductory Microeconomics ECO 153: Introductory Macroeconomics ECO 207: 18th Century Economic History: Colonial Development, Revolution and Institutions ECO 220: Introduction to Statistics and Econometrics

Software Engineering 11

CSC 120: Object Oriented Programming CSC 209: Web Programming CSC 210: Data Structures CSC 220: Advanced Programming Techniques CSC 223: Introduction to Software Engineering

Data Science & Analytics 11

AST 200: Astronomical Data Science CSC 230: Introduction to Database Systems ECO 257: Economics, Policy and Data Analytics SDS 192: Introduction to Data Science SDS 238: Community-Based Data Science

Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering 11

BCH 352: Biochemistry II: Biochemical Dynamics CHM 332: Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics CHM 332L: Laboratory-Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics EGR 290: Engineering Thermodynamics EGR 360: Seminar: Advanced Thermodynamics

Architecture & Spatial Design 11

ARS 172: Studio Art Foundations ARS 280: Introduction to Architectural Design Studio: Analog Processes - Ground ARS 380: Architectural Design Studio: Transient Spaces - Terrestrial Bodies ARS 385: Senior Studio I ARS 390: Five College Advanced Studio Seminar

Climate & Earth Science 11

BIO 368: Seminar: Understanding Climate Change through Plant Biology and the Arts BIO 369: Laboratory: Understanding Climate Change through Plant Biology and the Arts ECO 271: The Economics of Climate Change GEO 104: Global Climate Change: Exploring the Past, the Present and Options for the Future GEO 221: Mineralogy

International Relations & Diplomacy 9

AFS 214: Introduction to Human Rights in Africa ECO 295: International Trade and Commercial Policy GOV 220: Introduction to Comparative Politics GOV 244: Foreign Policy of the United States GOV 247: International Relations in Africa

Education & Teaching 9

EDC 115: Digital Literacy in the Classroom EDC 350: Seminar: Unlocking Literacy-Applying the Science of Reading EDC 536: Mastering Literacy: From Cognitive Science to Practical Application PHY 300: Physics Pedagogy: Theory PHY 301: Physics Pedagogy: Practicum

Linguistics & Translation 9

EAL 254: Modern Korean Literature in Translation EDC 212: Linguistics for Educators FRN 295: French Translation in Practice GEO 251: Geomorphology JUD 219: Midrash: The World of Rabbinic Interpretation

Biotechnology & Genetics 8

BIO 202: Cell Biology BIO 203: Cell Biology Laboratory BIO 232: Genetics and Evolution BIO 332: Molecular Biology of Eukaryotes and Their Pathogens BIO 333: Molecular Biology of Eukaryotes and Their Pathogens Laboratory

Sports Analytics & Management 7

ESS 110: Introduction to Sports Coaching ESS 500: Foundations of College Coaching ESS 505: Practical Foundations of Coaching 1 ESS 506: Practical Foundations of Coaching 2 ESS 507Y: Advanced Practicum in Coaching

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology 6

BIO 230: Genomes and Genetic Analysis BIO 231: Genomes and Genetic Analysis Laboratory BIO 334: Bioinformatics and Comparative Molecular Biology BIO 335: Bioinformatics and Comparative Molecular Biology Laboratory BIO 336: Genomics

Management Consulting & Strategy 6

EDC 298: Rethinking Leadership and Policy Practicum EDC 299: Rethinking Leadership and Policy for Tomorrow's World ESS 137: Outdoor Leadership ESS 520: Seminar in Sport Leadership for Coaches IDP 133: Critical Perspectives on Collaborative Leadership

Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation 6

EGR 373: Seminar: Skeletal Biomechanics ESS 175: Applied Exercise Science ESS 280: Applied Sports Medicine ESS 509: Musculoskeletal Structure and Function of an Athlete ESS 510: Biomechanics of Exercise and Sport Studies

Mathematics & Pure Research 6

CSC 274: Discrete and Computational Geometry MTH 233: An Introduction to Abstract Algebra MTH 238: Number Theory MTH 254: Combinatorics MTH 255: Graph Theory

AI / Machine Learning 5

CSC 290: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence CSC 294: Computational Machine Learning CSC 370: Seminar: Computer Vision and Image Processing MTH 354: Mathematics of Deep Learning SDS 293: Modeling for Machine Learning

Investment Banking & Finance 5

ECO 225: Money and Banking ECO 265: Economics of Corporate Finance ECO 375: Seminar: The Theory and Practice of Central Banking SOCW 776: Clinical Social Work Practice Evaluation (2 Quarter Hours) SOCW 777: Introduction to Program Evaluation (2 Quarter Hours)

Physics & Astrophysics 5

AST 226: Cosmology CHM 331: Physical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics PHY 215: Light, Relativity, and Quantum Physics PHY 327: Quantum Mechanics PHY 350: Experimental Physics

Psychology Research (Non-Clinical) 5

HST 217: Colloquium: World War Two in East Asia: History and Memory PSY 170: Social Psychology PSY 218: Colloquium: Cognitive Psychology PSY 328: Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience-Memory and Beyond PSY 377: Research Seminar: Justice Perceptions

Environmental Engineering 4

EGR 315: Seminar: Ecohydrology ENX 100: Environment and Sustainability: Notes from the Field ENV 101: Sustainability and Social-Ecological Systems FYS 113: Mineral Resources and Sustainability

Public Health & Epidemiology 4

BIO 102: Science in the Real World: An Introduction to Public Health PSY 240: Colloquium: Health Promotion SOCW 653: Mental Health Policy and Services (2 Quarter Hours) SOCW 855: Health Disparities: Policies and Their Impact on Practice (2 Quarter Hours)

Biomedical Engineering 3

EGR 351: Seminar: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering EGR 373: Seminar: Skeletal Biomechanics ESS 510: Biomechanics of Exercise and Sport Studies

Pre-Law / Legal Studies 3

FYS 173: For the Love of Freedom: Social Justice Movements from Civil Rights to Immigrant Rights GOV 201: American Constitutional Law: Structures and Powers SOCW 660: Social Justice & the Law - The U.S. Supreme Court: What Is Its Role in Protecting Civil Rights? (2 Quarter Hours)

Marine & Ocean Science 3

BIO 268: Marine Ecology BIO 269: Marine Ecology Laboratory GEO 108: Oceanography: An Introduction to the Marine Environment

Food Science & AgTech 3

ESS 250: Nutrition and Health ESS 255: Clinical Nutrition ESS 555: Sports Nutrition

Cybersecurity 2

CSC 251: Network Security ENG 219: Poetry, Gender, and Sexuality, and the Limits of Privacy

UX / Product Design 2

CSC 256: Human-Computer Interaction IDP 116: Introduction to Design Thinking

Quantum Computing 2

CHM 331: Physical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics PHY 327: Quantum Mechanics

Clean Energy & Sustainability Engineering 2

EGR 325: Seminar: Sustainable Electric Power Systems EGR 388: Seminar: Photovoltaic and Fuel Cell System Design

Civil Engineering & Infrastructure 2

EGR 316: Seminar: Advanced Topics in Engineering-Green Infrastructure for Water Resources EGR 340: Seminar: Geotechnical Engineering

Entrepreneurship & Startups 2

IDP 123: Introduction to Collaborative Innovation IDP 138: Colloquium: Introduction to Collaborative Leadership, Design and Innovation

Fashion & Luxury Industry 2

THE 254: Introduction to Costume Design THE 354: Costume Design II

Space Industry & NewSpace 2

AST 223: Planetary Science and Exoplanets GOV 243: Colloquium: The Politics of Outer Space Exploration

Game Development & Design 1

ECO 125: Game Theory

Cloud Computing & DevOps 1

EGR 316: Seminar: Advanced Topics in Engineering-Green Infrastructure for Water Resources

AR / VR / Spatial Computing 1

CSC 240: Computer Graphics

Chemical & Materials Engineering 1

EGR 376: Materials Science and Engineering

Electrical & Hardware Engineering 1

CSC 231: Microprocessors and Assembly Language

Accounting & Audit 1

IDP 223: Financial Accounting

Actuarial Science & Insurance 1

MTH 246: Probability

Pharmacy & Drug Development 1

PSY 230: Colloquium: Psychopharmacology

Graphic & Visual Design 1

ANT 300: Ethnographic Design

Highest & Lowest ROI Majors at Smith College

Highest-Earning Majors

Computer Science

$101,250/yr

Engineering

$97,200/yr

Mathematics & Statistics

$83,700/yr

Lowest-Earning Majors

Visual & Performing Arts

$45,900/yr

English Language & Literature

$48,600/yr

Psychology

$48,600/yr

Popular Majors at Smith College

The most popular fields of study, ranked by the number of degrees awarded.

Social Sciences

17.7%

Biological Sciences

11.2%

Psychology

9.4%

Multidisciplinary

8.7%

Ethnic/Cultural Studies

7.4%

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Smith College Majors FAQs

What are the most popular majors at Smith College?

Smith College's most popular majors by share of degrees awarded are: Social Sciences (17.7%), Biological Sciences (11.2%), Psychology (9.4%). The full ranking by graduate salary is in the table above.

Which major at Smith College pays the most?

The highest-earning major at Smith College is Computer Science, with a median 4-year-out salary of $101,250 — well above the school-wide median of $64,027.

Are some majors at Smith College harder to get into than others?

Yes. Smith College's overall acceptance rate is 19.7%, but selective programs (computer science, business, engineering, nursing) often admit at lower rates than the school-wide average. Check program-specific admission stats where available.

Should I pick my major based on salary at Smith College?

Salary should be one factor, not the only one. Major choice impacts earnings (engineering and CS typically lead) but career fit, course interest, and graduation-rate within the major also matter. The salary table above shows the median pay by program at Smith College.