Education at Southern Methodist University

If you plan to study education, 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 Education section at the bottom of this page.

SMU Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

SMU Education Rankings

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

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #118 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at SMU are white. This is typical 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 education.

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

SMU Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of education master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	65
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Methodist University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Education	148
Educational Administration	80
Multilingual Education	17
Teacher Education Subject Specific	15
General Education	6
Special Education	3

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Teacher Assistants	88,700	$23,290
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

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

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