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Southern Methodist University PhD in Liberal Arts General Studies

3 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Liberal Arts. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Liberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at Southern Methodist University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in liberal arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Liberal Arts from SMU Cost?

$47,478 Average Tuition and Fees

SMU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at SMU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $40,896 $40,896
Fees $6,582 $6,582

Does SMU Offer an Online PhD in Liberal Arts?

SMU does not offer an online option for its liberal arts doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SMU Online Learning page.

SMU Doctorate Student Diversity for Liberal Arts

3 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
66.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 3 doctor’s degrees in liberal arts handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in liberal arts in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 66.7% of liberal arts doctor’s degree recipients at SMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Liberal Arts Focus Areas at SMU

Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts 3

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.

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