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General Journalism at Southern Methodist University

52 Bachelor's Degrees
#20 Overall Quality
We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how SMU ranks in comparison to other schools with journalism programs.

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General Journalism Degrees Available at SMU

SMU Journalism Rankings

SMU is in the top 10% of the country for journalism. More specifically it was ranked #20 out of 206 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Texas.

Ranking Type Rank
Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Journalism Graduates 20
Best General Journalism Schools 20
Highest Paid General Journalism Graduates 21
Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 70
Best General Journalism Colleges for Veterans 74
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $48-$75k) 164
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k) 165
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $48-$75k) 168
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k) 169
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k) 186
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income Over $110k) 190
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $30-$48k) 191
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k) 191
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (With Aid) 192
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income Over $110k) 193
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (Income $0-$30k) 196
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism (With Aid) 196
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism 201
Best Value Colleges for General Journalism 204

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Southern Methodist University handed out 52 bachelor's degrees in general journalism. This is an increase of 24% over the previous year when 42 degrees were handed out.

SMU Journalism Students

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

SMU General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from SMU. Of these graduates, 4% were men and 96% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at SMU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 73% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in journalism.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 38
Non-Resident Aliens 2
Other Races 3

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