Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University Majors

Southern Methodist University awards bachelor's degrees in 52 fields, about 2,087 a year. The largest are Finance, Economics, Psychology.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Finance	326	$83,159	$133,852	$19,500
Economics	139	$71,630	$91,701	$19,500
Psychology	123	$38,115	$72,136	$23,310
Public Relations and Advertising	107	$51,828	$89,330	$19,750
Biology	101	$39,087	$78,466	$22,125
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	99	$45,519	$62,838	$20,475
Computer Science	95	$93,679	$126,590	$26,000
Marketing	88	$50,790	$88,627	$20,500
Business Administration	71	$60,659	$106,799	$19,500
Political Science	62	$52,160		$20,500
Accounting	62	$68,643	$103,675	$15,850
Real Estate	55
Mechanical Engineering	49	$79,280	$90,649	$17,708
Mathematics	48	$74,516	$111,773	$21,000
Operations Research	44	$72,658		$20,500
Public Policy Analysis	40	$40,434		$19,615
Communications	39
Journalism	39	$40,502		$19,448
Film and Photography	38
Liberal Arts	37
Statistics	37	$76,759		$19,750
Romance Languages	32	$57,858	$93,769	$19,730
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	25
Music	24	$23,159		$18,417
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	23
History	23	$33,550		$23,250
Dance	22
Electrical Engineering	21
Data Science	19
Philosophy	19	$42,334		$21,500
Studio Art	19	$38,154
English Language and Literature	18	$47,019		$19,500
International/Globalization Studies	15
Theater	14	$23,831	$35,844	$24,000
Civil Engineering	13
Writing	12
Chemistry	11	$38,919		$23,250
Design	11
Anthropology	10	$56,550		$23,125
Education	9
Sociology	9
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	6
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	6
Religion/Religious Studies	5
Subject-Area Teacher Education	4
Geology and Earth Science	4
Physics	4
Computer Engineering	3
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	2
Environmental Science and Conservation	1
Area Studies	1

A blank cell means the figure is withheld, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular majors at Southern Methodist University?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Finance (326), Economics (139), Psychology (123), Public Relations and Advertising (107), Biology (101).

Which Southern Methodist University majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Finance ($133,852), Computer Science ($126,590), Mathematics ($111,773), Business Administration ($106,799), Accounting ($103,675). Earnings are reported for 14 of Southern Methodist University's 52 programs.

How many majors does Southern Methodist University have?

Southern Methodist University awarded bachelor's degrees in 52 federal program categories in the most recent year reported. A college's own list of majors can be longer or shorter, because several named majors often fall under one federal category.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. Programs are federal categories, which do not always match the names Southern Methodist University uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.