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Philosophy at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying philosophy, 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 2021, 27 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from SMU.

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

SMU Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

SMU Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. 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.

Philosophy Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from SMU. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy 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 philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SMU also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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
Philosophy and Religion Professors 1,520 $87,240

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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