Computer Science at Southern Methodist University

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Southern Methodist University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

SMU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

SMU Computer Science Rankings

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

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci 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 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	49
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SMU Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 32% 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Computer Science	73

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Information Science

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Programmers	20,960	$91,970

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

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