The main focus area for this major is General Economics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Southern Methodist University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in economics, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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If you're the kind of person who enjoys working with numbers and solving tough problems, a graduate degree in economics may be for you.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at SMU was ranked #104 on College Factual's Best Schools for economics list. It is also ranked #4 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for SMU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SMU paid an average of $2,171 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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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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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Economics students who received their bachelor’s degree at SMU took out an average of $19,390 in student loans. That is 9% lower than the national average of $21,243.
The median early career salary of economics students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SMU is $55,443 per year. That is 18% higher than the national average of $46,790.
SMU does not offer an online option for its economics bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SMU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 29.7% of the economics students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Around 24.8% of economics bachelor’s degree recipients at SMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 20 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 97 |
International Students | 27 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Economics | 165 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 12 |
Political Science & Government | 58 |
Sociology | 14 |
*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.