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Education at Southern Methodist University

Education at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying education, 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.

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

SMU Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education
  • Master’s Degree in Education

SMU Education Rankings

The education major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #118 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Education Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at SMU are white. This is typical 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 education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SMU Education Master’s Program

80% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of education master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 26
Hispanic or Latino 46
White 65
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Southern Methodist University. 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
Other Education 148
Educational Administration 80
Multilingual Education 17
Teacher Education Subject Specific 15
General Education 6
Special Education 3

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers 136,780 $56,520
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Teacher Assistants 88,700 $23,290
Middle School Teachers 66,470 $56,580
Preschool Teachers 34,790 $34,960

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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