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Computer Science at Southern Methodist University

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if Southern Methodist University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 12,373. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received their master's degree in compsci.

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

SMU Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in CompSci
  • Doctorate Degree in CompSci

Online Classes Are Available at SMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SMU offers distance education options for compsci at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

SMU Computer Science Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Computer Science Master’s Program

15% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a master's degree in compsci from SMU. About 85% were men and 15% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
Software Applications Developers 71,260 $108,760
Systems Software Developers 28,720 $110,740
Computer Workers 25,620 $90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers 22,350 $154,650
Computer Programmers 20,960 $91,970

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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