Liberal Arts at Southern Methodist University

What traits are you looking for in a liberal studies school? To help you decide if Southern Methodist University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal studies program.

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 section at the bottom of this page.

SMU Liberal Arts Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Liberal Studies

SMU Liberal Arts Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in liberal studies, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Liberal Studies Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Liberal Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of liberal studies master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in liberal studies 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 studies 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 studies.

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

Related Majors

• Individualized Studies

Careers That Liberal Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal studies 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.