General Civil Engineering at Southern Methodist University

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a general civil engineering school? To help you decide if Southern Methodist University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general civil engineering 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 General Civil Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

SMU General Civil Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Civil Engineering
Master’s Degree in General Civil 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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SMU offers distance education options for general civil engineering at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

SMU General Civil Engineering Rankings

The general civil engineering major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in general civil engineering, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Civil Engineering Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of general civil engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical general civil engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general civil 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 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general civil 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 general civil engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SMU General Civil Engineering Master’s Program

20% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of general civil engineering master's degrees went to men and 20% 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 general civil engineering.

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

Careers That General Civil Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general civil 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
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
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
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