by our College Data Analytics TeamBusiness Administration & Management is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Southern Methodist University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in business administration, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Gain supervisory and managerial expertise you can use throughout your career at Southern New Hampshire University. Our business degree program focuses on developing skilled professionals who can apply proven leadership skills in a variety of roles.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for business administration majors, SMU came in at #70. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #6 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for SMU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SMU was $2,171 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $51,958 | $51,958 |
| Fees | $6,582 | $6,582 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,110 | $17,110 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,600 | $2,600 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at SMU in Business Administration walked away with an average of $14,000 in student debt. That is 46% lower than the national average of $25,962.
The median early career salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SMU is $59,045 per year. That is 47% higher than the national average of $40,105.
Online degrees for the SMU business administration bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SMU Online Learning page.
About 52.2% of the students who received their BBA in business administration in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46.9%.
Around 28.3% of business administration bachelor’s degree recipients at SMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Business Administration & Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business Administration and Management | 18 |
| Office Administration | 28 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to business administration and management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 77 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 287 |
| Marketing | 83 |
| Real Estate | 32 |
View All Business Administration & Management Related Majors >
*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.
