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Political Science at Southern Methodist University

Political Science at Southern Methodist University

If you plan to study political science, 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 Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

SMU Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

SMU Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Political Science Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 41
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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
Political Science Professors 1,910 $81,070
Political Scientists 220 $87,610

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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