Teacher Education Subject Specific at Southern Methodist University

Every teacher education subject specific school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the subject specific ed 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. Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University in 2021, 7 of them were teacher education subject specific majors.

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

SMU Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed
• Master’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

SMU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at SMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The subject specific ed major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Subject Specific. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	296
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	357
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	431
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	450
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	454
	461
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	498
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	525
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	541
	611
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	638
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	752
	780
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	793
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	920

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from SMU. This makes it the #358 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in subject specific ed from SMU in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical subject specific ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its subject specific ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SMU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in subject specific ed from SMU in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. SMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 42% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from SMU, 75% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the subject specific ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 1% 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 subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SMU also has a doctoral program available in subject specific ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Subject Specific

Teacher Education Subject Specific majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Music Education	15

Related Majors

• Special Education
• General Education
• Multilingual Education
• Educational Administration
• Other Education

Careers That Subject Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in subject specific ed 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
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.