Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
15of 17 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044 a year). 2 fall short.
17 of 41 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 24: 22 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 4 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 17 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$27,579 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$27,579 a year
About $110,316 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $1,363 |
| $30k to $48k | $3,737 |
| $48k to $75k | $6,559 |
| $75k to $110k | $11,750 |
| $110k and up | $40,477 |
| All families (average) | $27,579 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate ($41,044 a year).
20 of 58 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $68,927 | +$27,883 | above HS line | $60,256 | 2.2 yrs | 108 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,267 | +$10,223 | clears the bar | $18,114 | 1.8 yrs | 80 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $68,916 | +$27,872 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.7 yrs | 60 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $52,938 | +$11,894 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 1.6 yrs | 45 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,133 | +$22,089 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.9 yrs | 45 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $88,067 | +$47,023 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.4 yrs | 45 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $66,9811-year earnings | +$25,937 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $19,000 | 0.7 yrs | 41 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $46,136 | +$5,092 | clears the bar | $18,259 | 3.6 yrs | 39 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $58,304 | +$17,260 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 1.1 yrs | 32 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $43,354 | +$2,310 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 8.2 yrs | 32 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $36,7271-year earnings | -$4,317 | falls short (1-yr) | $18,558 | no earnings gain | 31 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,664 | +$17,620 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 1.1 yrs | 29 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | $33,7371-year earnings | -$7,307 | falls short (1-yr) | $19,000 | no earnings gain | 28 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $51,131 | +$10,087 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 1.9 yrs | 24 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $48,183 | +$7,139 | clears the bar | $17,495 | 2.5 yrs | 21 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $46,960 | +$5,916 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 3.2 yrs | 20 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $57,262 | +$16,218 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $86,262 | +$45,218 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.4 yrs | 5 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | $69,2501-year earnings | +$28,206 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $60,125 | +$19,081 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 62 |
| Engineering Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $16,994 | not assessed | 23 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Social Work | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Mathematics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Dance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Environmental Design | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| English | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mathematics | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| History | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $41,044 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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