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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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received their master's degree in stats.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Stats
  • Doctorate 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

30% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The stats program at SMU awarded 27 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women.

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In the stats master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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