Applied Mathematics at Southern Methodist University

Every applied mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the applied math 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students received their master's degree in applied math.

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

SMU Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Applied Math
• Doctorate Degree in Applied Math

SMU Applied Mathematics Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in applied math, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Applied Math Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 85 students who earned a master's degree in Applied Mathematics from SMU in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

Of the students who received a applied math master's degree from SMU, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the applied math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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 applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	59
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Statistics

Careers That Applied Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied math 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
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Financial Specialists	10,780	$70,830
Mathematical Science Professors	4,780	$83,460
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Biological Scientists	2,100	$80,900

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.