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History at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying history, 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, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in history from SMU.

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

SMU History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History
  • Doctorate Degree in History

SMU History Rankings

The history major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in history from SMU. This is the #343 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do History Graduates from SMU Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at SMU is $35,802. This is 24% higher than $28,881, which is the national average for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

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History Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU History Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 43 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from SMU in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history 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 history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 33
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SMU also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Managers 20,710 $122,130
History Professors 2,150 $82,360
Curators 680 $57,150
Museum Technicians and Conservators 500 $44,090

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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