Accounting at Southern Methodist University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Southern Methodist University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 12,373 students attend the school each year.

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

SMU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

SMU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Accounting Student Demographics at SMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Southern Methodist University.

SMU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at SMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	38
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SMU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. SMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SMU, 82% 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 Southern Methodist University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	64
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Methodist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	144

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Real Estate
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management
• Finance & Financial Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Southern Methodist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	13,300	$44,390

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.