Management Science at Southern Methodist University

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

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 Management Science section at the bottom of this page.

SMU Management Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management Science
• Master’s Degree in Management Science

Online Classes Are Available at SMU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SMU does offer online courses in management science for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SMU Management Science Rankings

The management science major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Management Science. 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.

Management Science Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Management Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of management science bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in management science at SMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its management science 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 management science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SMU Management Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of management science master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

Of the students who received a management science master's degree from SMU, 56% 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 management science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	57
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	74
White	383
International Students	106
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Related Majors

Careers That Management Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in management science 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
Operations Research Analysts	11,190	$82,660
Business Professors	6,060	$110,450
Chief Executives	5,260	$239,680

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.