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. In 2021, 81 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from SMU.

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

Online Classes Are Available at SMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SMU offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SMU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how SMU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Accounting Schools	81
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	612

In 2021, 63 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SMU. This makes it the #77 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from SMU. About 51% were men and 49% were 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 9% more men than average.

About 60% 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	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	49
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SMU Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students earned a master's degree in accounting from SMU. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men. 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 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SMU, 73% 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	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	46
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SMU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.