Mechanical Engineering at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying mechanical 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 approximately 12,373 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from SMU.

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

SMU Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME
• Doctorate Degree in ME

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

• Master’s Degree

SMU Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how SMU performed in these rankings.

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 ME major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical 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
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	40
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	174
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	176

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in ME from SMU. This makes it the #167 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do ME Graduates from SMU Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at SMU is $68,406. This is 5% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students earned a bachelor's degree in ME from SMU. About 27% of these graduates were women and the other 73% were men. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	51
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SMU Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from SMU in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from SMU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

SMU also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Mechanical Engineers	20,820	$105,570
Cost Estimators	17,240	$73,950
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Aerospace Engineers	6,770	$122,570
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.