Accounting at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying accounting, 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. In 2021, 81 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from SMU.

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

SMU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at SMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SMU offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SMU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how SMU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	58
	72
	89
	121
	175
	380

In 2021, 63 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SMU. This makes it the #73 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from SMU. About 49% of these graduates were women and the other 51% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at SMU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	49
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SMU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. SMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SMU, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	46
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SMU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Credit Analysts	7,700	$81,540
Business Professors	6,060	$110,450
Budget Analysts	4,370	$77,900
Financial Examiners	4,210	$84,350

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.