Southern Methodist University

#4 in Texas

4-years Private College In Dallas, TX

OverviewAdmissionCost Of AttendanceStudent PopulationGraduation RateArea Of Study
Southern Methodist University offers 225 programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate and Post-Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education.
Major Programs
Number of Major Programs225 programs
Online Programs30 programs
Offered Degrees/ProgramsBachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate
Offered Degrees at Southern Methodist University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Bachelor's Degree8501,937
Post Bachelor's Degree11068
Master's Degree8501,704
Post Master's Degree103
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship356130
Doctor's degree - professional practice10221
Total225304,063
Popular Programs at Southern Methodist University
Degree, Major Programs and Completers
Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 3
Environmental Studies✕3
Environmental Science✕0
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 7
Latin American Studies✕0
French Studies✕7
Italian Studies✕0
African-American/Black Studies✕0
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies✕0
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 151
Communication✕0
Communication and Media Studies (other)✕31
Journalism✕33
Organizational Communication✕25
Public Relations/Image Management✕19
Advertising✕43
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 50
Computer Science✕50
Education [+] ✕ 12
Education✕6
Music Teacher Education✕6
Engineering [+] ✕ 147
Engineering✕0
Civil Engineering✕15
Computer Engineering✕3
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕14
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕5
Mechanical Engineering✕73
Operations Research✕37
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0
Engineering/Industrial Management✕0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 43
Chinese Language and Literature✕0
German Language and Literature✕2
French Language and Literature✕14
Italian Language and Literature✕0
Spanish Language and Literature✕27
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 24
English Language and Literature✕18
Creative Writing✕6
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 46
General Studies✕0
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕0
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕46
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 106
Biology/Biological Sciences✕91
Biochemistry✕13
Biophysics✕2
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 126
Mathematics✕74
Statistics✕52
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 9
Medieval and Renaissance Studies✕0
International/Global Studies✕9
Data Science, General✕0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 84
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕84
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 25
Philosophy✕22
Religion/Religious Studies✕3
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 23
Chemistry✕11
Geology/Earth Science✕8
Geophysics and Seismology✕1
Physics✕3
Psychology [+] ✕ 75
Psychology✕75
Human Services [+] ✕ 35
Public Policy Analysis✕19
International Policy Analysis✕16
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 244
Social Sciences✕0
Anthropology✕6
Economics✕179
Applied Economics✕0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕0
Political Science and Government✕41
Sociology✕18
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 120
Dance✕14
Design and Applied Arts (other)✕10
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕17
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕0
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕27
Fine/Studio Arts✕14
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕8
Music✕14
Music Performance✕8
Music Theory and Composition✕2
Keyboard Instruments✕1
Voice and Opera✕5
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 20
Music Therapy/Therapist✕5
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕15
Business [+] ✕ 550
Business Administration and Management✕17
Office Management and Supervision✕37
Accounting✕81
Finance✕297
Financial Planning and Services✕5
Management Information Systems✕0
Management Science✕0
Marketing/Marketing Management✕74
Real Estate✕39
Insurance✕0
History [+] ✕ 37
History✕37
Total1,937
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 0
Environmental Science✕0
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 10
Advertising✕10
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 53
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕53
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ 140
Information Science/Studies✔116
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst✕0
Computer Science✔20
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✔4
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)✔0
Education [+] ✕ 223
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✕17
Educational Leadership and Administration✕48
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕8
Urban Education and Leadership✕0
Special Education and Teaching✕3
Music Teacher Education✕8
Education (other)✕139
Engineering [+] ✔ 199
Engineering✔4
Civil Engineering✔4
Computer Engineering✔5
Computer Software Engineering✔9
Computer Engineering (other)✔0
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✔12
Telecommunications Engineering✔33
Engineering Science✕0
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✔8
Mechanical Engineering✔8
Systems Engineering✔43
Manufacturing Engineering✔57
Operations Research✔6
Engineering (other)✔10
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 49
Telecommunications Technology/Technician✕0
Engineering/Industrial Management✔48
Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕1
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0
Facilities Planning and Management✕0
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 39
Programs for Foreign Lawyers✕31
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence✕1
Tax Law/Taxation✕7
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 4
English Language and Literature✕4
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 32
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕32
General Studies✕0
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 3
Biology/Biological Sciences✕3
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 112
Computational Mathematics✕0
Computational and Applied Mathematics✕4
Financial Mathematics✕81
Statistics✕27
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ 20
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution✕13
Medieval and Renaissance Studies✕0
Sustainability Studies✔7
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 21
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕21
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 0
Religion/Religious Studies✕0
Theology and Religious Vocations [+] ✕ 70
Religious/Sacred Music✕2
Theology/Theological Studies✕23
Divinity/Ministry✕45
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 2
Chemistry✕0
Geology/Earth Science✕0
Geophysics and Seismology✕0
Physics✕2
Psychology [+] ✕ 10
Psychology✕8
Clinical Psychology✕0
Industrial and Organizational Psychology✕2
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 27
Anthropology✕3
Economics✕0
Applied Economics✕10
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕14
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 61
Dance✕0
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕4
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕0
Fine/Studio Arts✕3
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕4
Music History, Literature, and Theory✕0
Music Performance✕13
Music Theory and Composition✕1
Conducting✕3
Keyboard Instruments✕8
Voice and Opera✕4
Music Pedagogy✕0
Fine and Studio Arts Management✕21
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 64
Health and Wellness✕6
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor✕58
Music Therapy/Therapist✕0
Business [+] ✔ 565
Business Administration and Management✕0
Office Management and Supervision✔80
Accounting✔63
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✔0
Finance✕0
Financial Planning and Services✕0
Management Information Systems✕0
Management Science✔422
Marketing/Marketing Management✕0
Real Estate✕0
Taxation✔0
History [+] ✕ 0
History✕0
Total1,704
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ 3
Computer Science✔3
Education [+] ✕ 33
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕6
Superintendency and Educational System Administration✕18
Education (other)✕9
Engineering [+] ✔ 19
Engineering✕1
Civil Engineering✕3
Computer Engineering✔0
Computer Software Engineering✔0
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✔7
Mechanical Engineering✕8
Systems Engineering✕0
Operations Research✔0
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 1
Engineering/Industrial Management✔1
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 1
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence✕1
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 1
English Language and Literature✕1
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 9
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 5
Biology/Biological Sciences✕3
Biostatistics✕2
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 10
Computational Mathematics✕0
Computational and Applied Mathematics✕6
Statistics✕4
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 10
Religion/Religious Studies✕10
Theology and Religious Vocations [+] ✕ 13
Religious/Sacred Music✕2
Theology/Theological Studies✕11
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 13
Chemistry✕5
Theoretical Chemistry✕1
Geology/Earth Science✕0
Geophysics and Seismology✕4
Physics✕3
Psychology [+] ✕ 5
Clinical Psychology✕5
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 6
Anthropology✕3
Economics✕0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕3
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕0
History [+] ✕ 1
History✕1
Total130
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 221
Law✕221
Total221
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 0
Women's Studies✕0
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 1
Advertising✕1
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 49
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕49
Education [+] ✕ 0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities✕0
Engineering [+] ✕ 0
Computer Software Engineering✕0
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 0
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕0
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution✕0
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Applied Economics✕0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 18
Music Performance✕18
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)✕0
Total68
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕3
Total3
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