Electrical Engineering at Southern Methodist University

Every electrical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ee program at Southern Methodist University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Electrical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

SMU Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in EE
• Master’s Degree in EE

SMU Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in ee, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical ee bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SMU Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of ee master's degrees went to men and 29% 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 ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering

If you plan to be a ee major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Electrical Engineering	33
Telecommunications Engineering	33

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Civil Engineering

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in ee 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
Electrical Engineers	14,680	$106,260
Electronics Engineers	13,000	$119,260
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
Aerospace Engineers	6,770	$122,570

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.