Sustainability Science at Southern Methodist University

What traits are you looking for in a sustainability science school? To help you decide if Southern Methodist University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sustainability science 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 Sustainability Science section at the bottom of this page.

SMU Sustainability Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Sustainability Science

Online Classes Are Available at SMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SMU offers distance education options for sustainability science at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SMU Sustainability Science Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Sustainability Science Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Sustainability Science Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in sustainability science from SMU in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in sustainability science each year. SMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the sustainability science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 47% 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 sustainability science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Medieval Studies
• Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution
• International Studies

Careers That Sustainability Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in sustainability science 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.