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Finance & Financial Management at Southern Methodist University

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Finance & Financial Management at Southern Methodist University

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

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 12,373. In 2021, 302 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from SMU.

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

SMU Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

SMU Finance & Financial Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance 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 finance major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance & Financial 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 Finance & Financial Management Schools 35

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in finance from SMU. This is the #176 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Finance Graduates from SMU Make?

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at SMU is $66,678. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 36% higher than the national average of $48,896 for all finance bachelor's degree recipients.

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Finance Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The finance program at SMU awarded 302 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 68% of these degrees went to men with the other 32% going to women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance 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 finance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 228
International Students 22
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

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

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance 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
Tellers 47,520 $28,710
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 43,170 $85,720
Financial Managers 39,580 $149,990
Bill and Account Collectors 28,350 $36,590

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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