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Journalism at Southern Methodist University

Journalism at Southern Methodist University

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

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 12,373.

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

SMU Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

SMU Journalism Rankings

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

Journalism Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Journalism Bachelor’s Program

95% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in 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 journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 32
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Methodist University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 52

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
Editors 5,490 $72,300
Photographers 3,070 $34,160
Communications Professors 2,460 $68,900
Radio and Television Announcers 2,320 $50,530
Reporters and Correspondents 2,210 $45,910

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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