Civil Engineering at Southern Methodist University

If you plan to study civil 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in civil eng from SMU.

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

SMU Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Master’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

Online Classes Are Available at SMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

SMU Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at SMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

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

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	134
Most Focused Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	175

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from SMU. This makes it the #171 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #98 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in civil eng from SMU in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its civil eng 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SMU Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 4 civil eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SMU, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SMU also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Systems Engineering

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil eng 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
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200

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.