Dance at Southern Methodist University

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study dance, 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 approximately 12,373 students attend the school each year.

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

SMU Dance Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dance

SMU Dance Rankings

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

Dance Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Dance Bachelor’s Program

86% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of dance bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical dance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% men. So male students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance 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 dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Dance

The following dance concentations are available at Southern Methodist University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Methodist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Dance	14

Careers That Dance Grads May Go Into

A degree in dance 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Choreographers	860	$61,850

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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