Statistics at Southern Methodist University

If you plan to study statistics, 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.

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

SMU Statistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Stats
• Master’s Degree in Stats

SMU Statistics Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Statistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of stats master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a stats master's degree from SMU, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the stats master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Statistics

If you plan to be a stats major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Statistics	31

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics

Careers That Stats Grads May Go Into

A degree in stats 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
Mathematical Science Professors	4,780	$83,460
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Statisticians	1,860	$84,940
Actuaries	1,000	$107,260
Survey Researchers	430	$60,460

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

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