General Business Administration and Management at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying general business administration and management, you may want to check out the program at Southern Methodist University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 11,649. In 2019, 28 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from SMU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business Administration and Management section at the bottom of this page.

SMU General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at SMU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SMU offers distance education options for business administration at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SMU General Business Administration and Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at SMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business Administration and Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Business Administration and Management Master’s Degree Schools	64
Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	104
Most Popular General Business Administration and Management Master’s Degree Schools	320
Most Focused General Business Administration and Management Master’s Degree Schools	724
Most Popular General Business Administration and Management Schools	730
Most Popular General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	912
Most Focused General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,369
Most Focused General Business Administration and Management Schools	1,988

In 2019, 86 students received their master’s degree in business administration from SMU. This makes it the #319 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Administration Student Demographics at SMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Southern Methodist University.

SMU General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Business Administration and Management from SMU in 2018-2019, 43% were men and 57% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at SMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	20
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SMU General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

Of the 86 students who earned a master's degree in General Business Administration and Management from SMU in 2018-2019, 69% were men and 31% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from SMU, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	52
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SMU also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Office Administration

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Southern Methodist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Management Analysts	35,350	$97,080
Construction Managers	29,620	$98,420
Sales Managers	26,420	$148,000
Administrative Services Managers	25,760	$103,880

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.