General Economics at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying general economics, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 195 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from SMU.

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

SMU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

SMU General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at SMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 general economics major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. 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
	29
	48
	48
	58
	61
	85
	85

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in general economics from SMU. This is the #85 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 195 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SMU, about 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at SMU are white. This is above average 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 general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	114
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Applied Economics
• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics 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
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Economics Professors	1,020	$115,240
Economists	830	$106,480
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

More about our data sources and methodologies.