Design & Applied Arts at Southern Methodist University

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

Every design & applied arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design program at Southern Methodist University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Design & Applied Arts section at the bottom of this page.

SMU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Design

SMU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Design & Applied Arts. 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.

Design Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

The following design 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
Other Design & Applied Arts	10

Careers That Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in design 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
Graphic Designers	13,480	$50,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Interior Designers	4,230	$56,430
Professors	3,510	$61,660
Photographers	3,070	$34,160

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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