Southern Methodist University PhD in Religious Studies

7 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Religion/Religious Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Religious Studies is a major offered under the philosophy and religious studies program of study at Southern Methodist University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in religion, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Doctorate in Religion from SMU Cost?

$47,478 Average Tuition and Fees

SMU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at SMU paid an average of $1,704 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

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

Does SMU Offer an Online PhD in Religion?

Online degrees for the SMU religion doctor’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.

SMU Doctorate Student Diversity for Religion

7 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

42.9% Women

14.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 7 doctor’s degrees in religion awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 42.9% of the religion students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 14.3% of the religion doctor’s degrees at SMU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PhD in Religion Focus Areas at SMU

Religious Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Religion/Religious Studies	7

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.