by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is French Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Area Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at Southern Methodist University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in area studies, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The area studies major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area Studies. 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.
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Part-time undergraduates at SMU paid an average of $2,171 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $51,958 | $51,958 |
| Fees | $6,582 | $6,582 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,110 | $17,110 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,600 | $2,600 |
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SMU does not offer an online option for its area studies bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SMU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in area studies in 2019-2020, 88.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 65.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 77.8% of the area studies bachelor’s degrees at SMU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Area Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| French Studies | 9 |
*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.
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