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Engineering at Southern Methodist University

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study engineering, 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 Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

SMU Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at SMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

SMU does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

SMU Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #131 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

46% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering 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 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	81
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SMU Engineering Master’s Program

28% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 5% 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	86
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Southern Methodist University. 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
Mechanical Engineering	89
Electrical Engineering	66
Manufacturing Engineering	57
Systems Engineering	43
Operations Research	43
Civil Engineering	22
Computer Engineering	17
Environmental Engineering	13
Other Engineering	10
General Engineering	5

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Mechanical Engineers	20,820	$105,570
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010

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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