Computer Engineering at Southern Methodist University

If you plan to study computer engineering, 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received their master's degree in CE.

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

SMU Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in CE

Online Classes Are Available at SMU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

SMU Computer Engineering Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in CE, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CE Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Computer Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in CE from SMU in 2021, 93% were men and 7% were women.

In the CE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 20% 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 CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Operations Research
• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Other Engineering

Careers That CE Grads May Go Into

A degree in CE 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Computer Network Architects	12,560	$119,340
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200

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.