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Southern Methodist University Bachelor’s in Music

37 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$25,967 Average Salary
$20,500 Average Student Debt

Music is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Southern Methodist University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in music, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the SMU Bachelor’s in Music

#84 in the U.S
#6 in Texas

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. SMU was ranked #84 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for music majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #6 in Texas.

Here are some of the other rankings for SMU.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools47
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools78
Best Music Schools84
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Music85
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Music88
Most Popular Colleges for Music96
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music104
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Music Graduates115
Best Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans215
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Music Graduates231
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k)236
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k)240
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k)242
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music248
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k)249
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k)251
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid)254
Most Focused Colleges for Music291
Highest Paid Music Graduates303
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans335
Best Music Colleges for Veterans355
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music377
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k)515
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k)552
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k)563
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k)579
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k)582
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k)596
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k)607
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid)610
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k)617
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music630
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k)636
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k)646
Best Value Colleges for Music665
Best Value Colleges for Music (With Aid)665

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Music from SMU Cost?

$58,540 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$20,500 Average Student Debt

SMU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut 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

Learn more about SMU tuition and fees.

SMU Music Bachelor’s Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Music students who received their bachelor’s degree at SMU took out an average of $20,500 in student loans. That is 16% lower than the national average of $24,538.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Music From SMU?

$25,967 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of music students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SMU is $25,967 per year. That is 3% higher than the national average of $25,137.

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Does SMU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Music?

Online degrees for the SMU music bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SMU Online Learning page.

SMU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Music

37 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
48.6% Women
40.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 37 students received their bachelor’s degree in music. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in music in 2019-2020, 48.6% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 40.5% of music bachelor’s degree recipients at SMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian4
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino9
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White22
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities2

Bachelor’s in Music Focus Areas at SMU

Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Music18
Music Performance11
Music Theory & Composition1
Keyboard Instruments2
Voice Performance5

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Dance12
Design & Applied Arts7
Drama & Theater Arts17
Film, Video & Photographic Arts17
Fine & Studio Arts25

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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