Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University

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. Of the 2,105 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University in 2021, 5 of them were religious studies majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Religion

SMU Religious Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks religion programs across the country. The following shows how SMU performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	2

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in religion from SMU. This is the #142 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The religion program at SMU awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 66% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at SMU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its religion 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 religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SMU also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.