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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from SMU.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Liberal Arts

SMU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
	116
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	206

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from SMU. This makes it the #14 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of SMU Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at SMU is $47,744. This is 48% higher than $32,253, which is the national average for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from SMU. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 71% 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	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	39
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SMU Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

The liberal arts program at SMU awarded 32 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. SMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the liberal arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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 liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SMU also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.