Statistics at Southern Methodist University

If you plan to study statistics, take a look at what Southern Methodist University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Statistics section at the bottom of this page.

SMU Statistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Stats
• Master’s Degree in Stats

SMU Statistics Rankings

The stats major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Statistics. 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats. This makes the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Statistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of stats bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in stats at SMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its stats bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SMU Statistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of stats master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% women graduate in stats each year. SMU does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 25% more women than average.

Of the students who received a stats master's degree from SMU, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the stats master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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 stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Stats Grads May Go Into

A degree in stats 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
Mathematical Science Professors	4,780	$83,460
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Statisticians	1,860	$84,940
Actuaries	1,000	$107,260
Survey Researchers	430	$60,460

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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