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2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Southern Methodist University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $37,062 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,764.
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$31,590
Fees$5,472
Cost per Credit$1,764
Books & Supplies$800
Room & Board$18,230 (On-Campus) / $10,808 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,600 (On-Campus) / $2,600 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$58,692
Off-Campus Total$51,270
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$47,256$47,478$35,802$36,864$37,062

Graduate Program Overview

Southern Methodist University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Dallas, Texas. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $37,062.
It offers 141 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameSouthern Methodist University
TypeFour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address6425 Boaz St, Dallas, TX
Graduate School Students5,477 students
891 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$37,062
Student to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 141 Graduate Programs
92 Master's, 36 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Southern Methodist University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 141 major areas - 92 Master's (24 online programs), 36 Doctorate (6 online programs), 12 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'. 1,810 students have been conferred Master's degree and 394 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,810394589
Men976178414
Women834216175
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Advertising- NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Communications Technologies
what is Communications Technologies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects- NOT OFFERED 39 NOT OFFERED
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning DisabilitiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Engineering
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Software Engineering-ONLINE -ONLINE - NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies- - - -
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied Economics- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance- NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Management Science-ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Advertising16 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Communications Technologies
what is Communications Technologies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects41 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/Studies89ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science22ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance15ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bilingual and Multilingual Education10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration18 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Urban Education and Leadership30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education (other)128 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering2ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering4ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering2ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Engineering21ONLINE -ONLINE - NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering (other)2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering12ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Telecommunications Engineering17ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Science- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering8ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering9ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering40ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering43ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Operations Research3ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)15ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technology
what is Engineering Technology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Telecommunications Technology/Technician- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial Management44ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering-Related Fields (other)4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Work and Family Studies
what is Work and Family Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Facilities Planning and Management- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
what is Legal Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Programs for Foreign Lawyers49 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Tax Law/Taxation6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies27 - - -
General Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computational Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational and Applied Mathematics4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Mathematics77 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics20 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution20 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Medieval and Renaissance Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability Studies7ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management36 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Religion/Religious Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology and Religious Vocations
what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Religious/Sacred Music2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological Studies29 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Divinity/Ministry47 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and Seismology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Economics1 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics14 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dance- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music History, Literature, and Theory1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Performance13 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and Composition3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Conducting2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Keyboard Instruments5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Voice and Opera11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Pedagogy1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine and Studio Arts Management13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Wellness12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor60 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Therapy/Therapist- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision57ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting86ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Finance- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and Services- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Science501ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real Estate- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Taxation31ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies- - - 9
Computer and Information Sciences
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science-ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Superintendency and Educational System AdministrationNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering-ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering-ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering-ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Engineering-ONLINE -ONLINE - NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering-ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering-ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering-ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Operations Research-ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technology
what is Engineering Technology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management-ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
what is Legal Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies- - - -
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiostatisticsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computational Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational and Applied Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Religion/Religious Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology and Religious Vocations
what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Religious/Sacred Music- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theoretical ChemistryNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and Seismology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Art History, Criticism and Conservation- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
what is Legal Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 12,385 students enrolled in Southern Methodist University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 5,477 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 2,872 male and 2,605 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 2,638 full-time and 2,839 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 891 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 314 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total5,477
Men Students2,872
Women Students2,605
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total5,477
Full-time Students2,638
Part-time Students2,839
By race/ethnicity 2,864 White, 539 Black, and 393 Asian students are attending at Southern Methodist University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total5,477
American Indian /
Native American		6
Asian393
Black539
Hispanic731
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander		7
White2,864
Two or more races170
Un-Known72
72 students are younger than 22 and 739 students are older than 65. The school has 3,025 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,161 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total5,477
21 & Under72
22-241,469
25-291,556
30-34740
35-39421
40 & Over739
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Southern Methodist University, 891 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 314 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,997
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses891
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses314
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,792
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses891
Texas Resident677
Other State In U.S.197
Outside of U.S.17
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