Sustainability Science at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying sustainability science, 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 has a total student population of 12,373.

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

SMU Sustainability Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Sustainability Science

SMU Sustainability Science Rankings

Sustainability Science Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Sustainability Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of sustainability science master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in sustainability science each year. SMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 64% more men than average.

In the sustainability science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 51% 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 sustainability science.

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

Concentrations Within Sustainability Science

If you plan to be a sustainability science 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
Sustainability Studies	7

Related Majors

• Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution

Careers That Sustainability Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in sustainability science 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
Professors	3,510	$61,660

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.