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General History at Southern Methodist University

General History at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying general 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 has a total student population of 12,373.

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

SMU General History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General History
  • Master’s Degree in General History

SMU General History Rankings

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

General History Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU General History Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of general history bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 general history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

SMU General History Master’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of general history master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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In the general history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% 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 general history.

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

Careers That General History Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
Historians 130 $66,170

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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