Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas · Private, nonprofit

Of 51 assessed programs, 49 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 131 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$23,544
$30k to $48k	$20,038
$48k to $75k	$24,152
$75k to $110k	$33,477
$110k and up	$58,213
All families (average)	$40,892

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

51 of 182 programs could be assessed 28% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Texas high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Management Science	Master's Degree	$140,799	+$105,990	clears the bar	$50,500	0.5 yrs	501
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$133,852	+$99,043	clears the bar	$19,439	0.2 yrs	290
Law	First Professional Degree	$153,614	+$118,805	clears the bar	$145,569	1.2 yrs	268
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$91,701	+$56,892	clears the bar	$18,625	0.3 yrs	160
Education, Other	Master's Degree	$73,179	+$38,370	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	128
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$89,330	+$54,521	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	120
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$72,136	+$37,327	clears the bar	$23,250	0.6 yrs	103
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$62,838	+$28,029	clears the bar	$22,581	0.8 yrs	97
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$126,590	+$91,781	clears the bar	$25,625	0.3 yrs	90
Information Science	Master's Degree	$173,816	+$139,007	clears the bar	$52,712	0.4 yrs	89
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$78,466	+$43,657	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	89
Accounting	Master's Degree	$112,268	+$77,459	clears the bar	$36,500	0.5 yrs	86
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$111,773	+$76,964	clears the bar	$20,000	0.3 yrs	82
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	$144,761	+$109,952	clears the bar	$60,500	0.6 yrs	81
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$88,627	+$53,818	clears the bar	$19,000	0.4 yrs	81
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	$55,347	+$20,538	clears the bar	$66,844	3.3 yrs	76
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$103,675	+$68,866	clears the bar	$16,200	0.2 yrs	75
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$74,035 1-year earnings	+$39,226	clears the bar	$28,136	0.7 yrs	65
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$62,718	+$27,909	clears the bar	$71,062	2.5 yrs	60
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$84,447	+$49,638	clears the bar	$60,100	1.2 yrs	58
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$188,716	+$153,907	clears the bar	$98,182	0.6 yrs	57
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$106,799	+$71,990	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	55
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$76,759 1-year earnings	+$41,950	clears the bar	$19,750	0.5 yrs	52
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$52,160 1-year earnings	+$17,351	clears the bar	$19,500	1.1 yrs	49
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$111,319 1-year earnings	+$76,510	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,649	+$55,840	clears the bar	$16,188	0.3 yrs	47
Operations Research	Bachelor's Degree	$72,658 1-year earnings	+$37,849	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	45
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$40,434 1-year earnings	+$5,625	clears the bar	$19,500	3.5 yrs	44
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree	$141,296	+$106,487	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$40,502 1-year earnings	+$5,693	clears the bar	$17,250	3.0 yrs	42
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	$163,769	+$128,960	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$93,769	+$58,960	clears the bar	$19,730	0.3 yrs	38
Music	Master's Degree	$44,670	+$9,861	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$71,193	+$36,384	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
History	Bachelor's Degree	$33,550 1-year earnings	-$1,259	falls short	$22,280	insufficient data	35
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$23,159 1-year earnings	-$11,650	falls short	$15,750	insufficient data	30
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$69,368	+$34,559	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$38,154 1-year earnings	+$3,345	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	$130,488 1-year earnings	+$95,679	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$42,334 1-year earnings	+$7,525	clears the bar	$20,500	2.7 yrs	25
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$106,889 1-year earnings	+$72,080	clears the bar	$67,969	0.9 yrs	20
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Master's Degree	$84,703	+$49,894	clears the bar	$42,000	0.8 yrs	20
English	Bachelor's Degree	$47,019 1-year earnings	+$12,210	clears the bar	$19,500	1.6 yrs	17
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$35,844	+$1,035	clears the bar	$22,000	21.3 yrs	8
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$38,919 1-year earnings	+$4,110	clears the bar	$22,750	5.5 yrs	7
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,550 1-year earnings	+$21,741	clears the bar	$23,125	1.1 yrs	6
Computer Systems Analysis	Master's Degree	$172,353	+$137,544	clears the bar	$95,275	0.7 yrs	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	$133,137	+$98,328	clears the bar	$70,114	0.7 yrs	0
Finance	Master's Degree	$155,769	+$120,960	clears the bar	$85,733	0.7 yrs	0
Marketing	Master's Degree	$124,730	+$89,921	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Real Estate	Master's Degree	$147,770	+$112,961	clears the bar	$51,966	0.5 yrs	0
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Graphic Communications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Graphic Communications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Taxation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Data Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Operations Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Religion/Religious Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Religious Music and Worship	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Fine Arts	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Operations Research	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering-Related Fields	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Religious Music and Worship	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Systems Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.