Environmental Engineering at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying environmental engineering, you may want to check out the program at Southern Methodist University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 12,373. In 2021, 5 environmental engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from SMU.

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

SMU Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at SMU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SMU does offer online courses in environmental engineering for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SMU Environmental Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The environmental engineering major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental 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
	42
Most Popular Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in environmental engineering from SMU. This makes it the #27 most popular school for environmental engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from SMU. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

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

SMU Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in environmental engineering from SMU in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

In the environmental engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 23% 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 environmental engineering.

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

SMU also has a doctoral program available in environmental engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Systems Engineering

Careers That Environmental Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200
Health and Safety Engineers	3,640	$104,580
Environmental Engineers	3,230	$102,660

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.