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Smith College BA in History

24 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

History is a program of study at Smith College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in history, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Smith BA in History

#64 in the U.S
#9 in Massachusetts

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Smith was ranked #64 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for history majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #9 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Smith.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)64
Best History Schools64
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)66
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools67
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)75
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)79
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)101
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)104
Best Value Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)135
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)138
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History196
Most Focused Colleges for History214
Highest Paid History Graduates236
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree History Graduates244
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History316
Most Popular Colleges for History398
Best Value Colleges for History (With Aid)428
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)428
Best Value Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)532
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)533
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History535
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans543
Best Value Colleges for History544
Best History Colleges for Veterans544

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in History from Smith Cost?

$54,224 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Smith Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Smith paid an average of $1,690 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$53,940$53,940
Fees$284$284
Books and Supplies$800$800
On Campus Room and Board$18,760$18,760
On Campus Other Expenses$2,058$2,058

Learn more about Smith tuition and fees.

Does Smith Offer an Online BA in History?

Smith does not offer an online option for its history bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Smith Online Learning page.

Smith Bachelor’s Student Diversity for History

24 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
100.0% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 24 bachelor’s degrees in history handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in history in 2019-2020, all of them were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in history at Smith in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino4
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White13
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities5

BA in History Focus Areas at Smith

History students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
History24

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.

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