Liberal Arts General Studies at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying liberal arts general studies, 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.

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

SMU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

SMU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts General Studies. 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in liberal arts, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts 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 liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SMU Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of liberal arts master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in liberal arts each year. SMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from SMU, 58% 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 liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

Liberal Arts General Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Methodist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Individualized Studies	55
Liberal Arts	44

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts 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
Professors	3,510	$61,660

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

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