Social Work at Smith College

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Smith College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and approximately 2,504 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 students received their master's degree in social work.

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

Smith Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work
• Doctorate Degree in Social Work

Smith Social Work Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Smith

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

Smith Social Work Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 students earned a master's degree in social work from Smith. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Smith, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Smith College with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	81
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Related Majors

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	12,340	$48,670
Healthcare Social Workers	10,040	$61,960
Social and Community Service Managers	7,420	$70,500
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,880	$43,270
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,040	$69,190

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.