by our College Data Analytics TeamFine & Studio Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Southern Methodist University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in Fine Arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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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. 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 |
SMU does not offer an online option for its Fine Arts master’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 66.7% of the Fine Arts students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 68.6%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in Fine Arts at SMU in 2019-2020, 44.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Fine & Studio Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine Arts | 6 |
| Art History | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fine and studio arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Drama & Theater Arts | 11 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 3 |
| Music | 21 |
| Arts & Media Management | 20 |
*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.