Office Administration at Southern Methodist University

What traits are you looking for in a office management school? To help you decide if Southern Methodist University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's office management program.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 11,649. In 2019, 40 office management majors received their bachelor's degree from SMU.

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

SMU Office Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Office Management
• Master’s Degree in Office Management

Online Classes Are Available at SMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SMU does offer online courses in office management for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SMU Office Administration Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The office management major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Office Administration. 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 Office Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Office Administration Schools	3
Most Popular Office Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Office Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23

In 2019, 84 students received their master’s degree in office management from SMU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for office management master’s degree candidates in the country.

Office Management Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Office Administration Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 office management students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from SMU, about 42% were men and 57% were women. The typical office management bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in office management 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 office management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SMU Office Administration Master’s Program

The office management program at SMU awarded 84 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in office management each year. SMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a office management master's degree from SMU, 65% 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 office management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	55
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• General Business Administration and Management

Careers That Office Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in office management 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
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580

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.