Private nonprofit · Dallas, Texas
Southern Methodist University: cost, debt and earnings by major
57 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $39,816
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 83%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 63%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 7,277
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $18,750
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 3.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $31,728 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $18,708 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $23,206 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $28,047 |
| $110,000+ | $57,328 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (29)
- Finance and Financial Management Services$133,852
- Computer Science$126,590
- Mathematics$111,773
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$106,799
- Accounting and Related Services$103,675
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$93,769
- Economics$91,701
- Mechanical Engineering$90,649
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$89,330
- Marketing$88,627
- Statistics$80,552 (1 yr)
- Operations Research$80,235 (1 yr)
- Biology, General$78,466
- Psychology, General$72,136
- Real Estate$63,536 (1 yr)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$63,405 (1 yr)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$62,838
- Design and Applied Arts$60,893 (1 yr)
- Communication and Media Studies$57,636 (1 yr)
- History$54,915 (1 yr)
- Political Science and Government$53,269 (1 yr)
- Journalism$52,095 (1 yr)
- Philosophy$51,080 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$50,693 (1 yr)
- Public Policy Analysis$49,286 (1 yr)
- English Language and Literature, General$45,378 (1 yr)
- Sociology$41,728 (1 yr)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$35,844
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$30,199 (1 yr)
Master's programs (25)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$188,716
- Information Science/Studies$173,816
- Computer Systems Analysis$172,353
- Systems Engineering$163,769
- Finance and Financial Management Services$155,769
- Real Estate$147,770
- Applied Mathematics$144,761
- Manufacturing Engineering$141,296
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$140,799
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$133,137
- Marketing$124,730
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$121,126 (1 yr)
- Engineering-Related Fields$119,168 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$112,268
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$84,703
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$84,447
- Taxation$75,458 (1 yr)
- Education, Other$73,179
- Educational Administration and Supervision$72,992 (1 yr)
- Graphic Communications$72,642 (1 yr)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$71,193
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$69,368
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$62,718
- Theological and Ministerial Studies$55,347
- Music$44,670
Doctoral programs (1)
- Educational Administration and Supervision$104,921 (1 yr)
First professional programs (1)
- Law$153,614
Graduate certificate programs (1)
- Graphic Communications$72,096 (1 yr)