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. In 2021, 14 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from SMU.

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
• Doctorate Degree in EE

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 EE for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

SMU Electrical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	44
	134
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	271
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	312

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in EE from SMU. This makes it the #57 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

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, 79% of EE bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% 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 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its EE 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SMU Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 EE majors earned their master's degree from SMU. Of these graduates, 69% were men and 31% 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SMU also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.