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General Economics at Southern Methodist University

General Economics at Southern Methodist University

If you plan to study general economics, 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 General Economics section at the bottom of this page.

SMU General Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

SMU General Economics Rankings

The general economics major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. 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.

General Economics Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

28% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 72% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics 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 general economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 91
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics 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
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Economics Professors 1,020 $115,240
Economists 830 $106,480
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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