Business Administration & Management at Southern Methodist University

What traits are you looking for in a business administration school? To help you decide if Southern Methodist University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business administration program.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 12,373. Of the 2,105 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University in 2021, 54 of them were business administration and management majors.

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

SMU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at SMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

SMU does offer online education options in business administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

SMU Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at SMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. 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
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	368
Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	544

In 2021, 80 students received their master’s degree in business administration from SMU. This makes it the #368 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Administration Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 54 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business administration from SMU in 2021, 41% were men and 59% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business administration bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SMU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of business administration master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from SMU, 68% 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 business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	54
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Real Estate
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Finance & Financial Management

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Retail Sales Supervisors	96,740	$45,570
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	48,880	$70,580
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	40,420	$68,350

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.