Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

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 Religious Studies section at the bottom of this page.

SMU Religious Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Religion

SMU Religious Studies Rankings

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

Religion Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of religion bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion 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 religion.

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

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

Religious Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Methodist University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Religion/Religious Studies	15

Philosophy

Careers That Religion Grads May Go Into

A degree in religion 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
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,520	$87,240
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	510	$65,060

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
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