Communication & Journalism at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at Southern Methodist University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 12,373 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 189 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from SMU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at SMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 communication and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools	69
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134
Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	160
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	308
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	502

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from SMU. This makes it the #204 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The communication and journalism program at SMU awarded 189 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and 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 and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	131
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

SMU Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 communication and journalism majors earned their master's degree from SMU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from SMU, 80% 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 communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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
• History
• Psychology
• Education
• Social Sciences

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and 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.