Communication & Journalism at Southern Methodist University

What traits are you looking for in a communication & journalism school? To help you decide if Southern Methodist University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication & journalism 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 Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

SMU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SMU Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism 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 communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	144
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SMU Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism 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
Public Relations & Advertising	107
Journalism	52
Communication & Media Studies	41

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & journalism 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
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Producers and Directors	5,300	$69,280
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4,680	$125,490

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.