Major Programs at SMU

Southern Methodist University offers 232 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 29 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
At the school, the Finance program has the most completers (325 students) and the Economics program has the second most completers (126 students) last year.
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Degrees & Major Programs

Southern Methodist University offers 232 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 29 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
A total of 4,254 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at SMU. 1,943 completed bachelor's programs and 1,881 completed master's programs.
Total Number of Programs By Degree
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 236NOT OFFERED
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED86 943715
Number of CompletersNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1,9431,88136070

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from Southern Methodist University.
*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at Southern Methodist University.
At the school, the Finance program has the most completers (325 students) and the Economics program has the second most completers (126 students) last year.

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at SMU by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Latin American StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Italian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations/Image ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AdvertisingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41 10 NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special EffectsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45 NOT OFFERED 52
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 95 44ONLINE 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bilingual and Multilingual EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 13 NOT OFFERED
Urban Education and LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Superintendency and Educational System AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning DisabilitiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 88 6 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 2ONLINE 1 NOT OFFERED
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 5ONLINE 6 NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 4ONLINE 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE 1ONLINE 0
Computer Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 19ONLINE 6ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Telecommunications EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 49 10ONLINE 8 NOT OFFERED
Systems EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 63ONLINE 1 NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Operations ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44 3ONLINE 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Telecommunications Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 52ONLINE 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Engineering-Related Fields (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Chinese Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Facilities Planning and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 221 NOT OFFERED
Programs for Foreign LawyersNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/JurisprudenceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 1 NOT OFFERED
Tax Law/TaxationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 0 5 NOT OFFERED
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 13 0
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 99 3 2 NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiophysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiostatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED
Computational and Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 5 NOT OFFERED
Financial MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 77 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 9 7 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED 0
Medieval and Renaissance StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 91ONLINE 0 0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 99 46 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 0 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Religious/Sacred MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 2 NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 5 NOT OFFERED
Divinity/MinistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 1 2 NOT OFFERED
Theoretical ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 3 0 NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and SeismologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 1 NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 0 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 115 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 5 NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 7 2 NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 126 0 0 NOT OFFERED
Applied EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 4 NOT OFFERED 0
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 24 4 NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 55 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
DanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Design and Applied Arts (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 3 2 NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music History, Literature, and TheoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 12 NOT OFFERED 18
Music Theory and CompositionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ConductingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Keyboard InstrumentsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Voice and OperaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PedagogyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine and Studio Arts ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and WellnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 62 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Office Management and SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 51 51ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 62 78ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 325 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 690ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 88 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real EstateNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 55 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
TaxationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
InsuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 2 4 NOT OFFERED
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