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Financial Mathematics at Southern Methodist University

Financial Mathematics at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying financial mathematics, you may want to check out the program at Southern Methodist University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 12,373 students attend the school each year.

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

SMU Financial Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Financial Math

SMU Financial Mathematics Rankings

Financial Math Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Financial Mathematics Master’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of financial math master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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Of the students who received a financial math master's degree from SMU, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the financial math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 financial math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 45
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Financial Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in financial 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
Economists 830 $106,480

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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