Engineering at Southern Methodist University

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

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 12,373. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 199 students received their master's degree in engineering.

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

SMU Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at SMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

SMU does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

SMU Engineering Rankings

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #131 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 199 students earned a master's degree in engineering from SMU. About 31% of these graduates were women and the other 69% were men.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 19% 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	76
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Southern Methodist University. 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
Manufacturing Engineering	57
Electrical Engineering	52
Systems Engineering	43
Mechanical Engineering	16
Computer Engineering	14
Other Engineering	10
Environmental Engineering	8
Civil Engineering	7
Operations Research	6
General Engineering	5

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Mechanical Engineers	20,820	$105,570
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010

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.