Graduate Programs at Sam Houston State University

Graduate School Overview

Sam Houston State University (referred to as Sam Houston State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Huntsville, TX.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1925 - Current).

Sam Houston State Directory Information
School Name	Sam Houston State University (Sam Houston State)
Address	1806 Ave J, Huntsville, TX 77340
Phone	936-294-1111
Web	https://www.shsu.edu
Online Application	https://www.shsu.edu/admissions/apply-texas.html
Financial Info	https://www.shsu.edu/~fao_www

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Sam Houston State is $8,954 for Texas residents and $16,298 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,245 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 21,480 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 152 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 43 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$16,298 $8,954 for Texas Residents
Student Population	3,245
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	152 graduate programs (43 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Sam Houston State is $8,954 for Texas residents and $16,298 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $320 for Texas residents and $728 for out-of-state students.

Sam Houston State offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Texas Residents	$8,954
Out-of-State	$16,298
Tuition per Credit Hour
Texas Residents	$320
Out-of-State	$728

Sam Houston State offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	43 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Sam Houston State University is $8,954 for Texas residents and $16,298 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.80% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Texas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,540	$2,251	$13,010	$2,251
2019-2020	$5,765	$2,251	$13,361	$2,251
2020-2021	$5,765	$2,577	$13,127	$2,577
2021-2022	$5,765	$2,901	$13,108	$2,901
2022-2023	$5,765	$2,901	$13,109	$2,901
2023-2024	$5,765	$3,189	$13,109	$3,189

The graduate school tuition & fees of Sam Houston State is average compared to public graduate schools in Texas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,906 (public) / $18,623 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Sam Houston State University	$8,954	$16,298
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,440	$18,157
Public	$8,244	$17,906
Private	$18,623

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,586 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Sam Houston State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 5.50% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,586. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.50% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$9,386	$3,796	$9,386	$3,866
2019-2020	$9,552	$3,866	$9,552	$3,866
2020-2021	$9,670	$3,866	$9,670	$3,866
2021-2022	$10,406	$3,866	$10,406	$3,866
2022-2023	$10,908	$3,866	$10,908	$3,866
2023-2024	$11,720	$3,866	$11,720	$3,866

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $331 for Texas residents and $741 for other students at Sam Houston State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.79% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$308	$765
2019-2020	$320	$742
2020-2021	$320	$729
2021-2022	$320	$728
2022-2023	$320	$728
2023-2024	$331	$741

The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at Sam Houston State.

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Sam Houston State University
	Texas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Osteopathic Medicine	$55,000	-	$55,000	-

Graduate Programs at Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State University offers 77 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,041 students have completed their study at Sam Houston State University.

Offered Degrees at Sam Houston State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	54	23	931
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	10	2	62
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	12	9	48
Total	77	34	1,041

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Sam Houston State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management program with 11 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 99 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Criminal Justice/Safety Studies program with 13 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Sam Houston State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✕	11	-
English Language and Literature	✔	10	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	8	-
Sociology	✔	6	-
Political Science and Government	✔	5	-

Popular Master's Programs at Sam Houston State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	99	$62,200
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	84	$47,100
Library and Information Science	✔	50	$49,200
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	47	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	47	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Sam Houston State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	13	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	11	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	9	-
Education (other)	✔	7	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	5	-

Sam Houston State University offers 77 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,041 students have completed their graduate studies.

931 students have earned/completed Master's program.
48 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	✔	6	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✔	5	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	16	-
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	259 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	84	$47,100
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	38	$50,500
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	13	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	35	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	13	-
International and Comparative Education	✕	3	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	31	$55,100
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	5	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	12	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	25	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	18 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Creative Writing	✕	4	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✔	9	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	50 completers	$49,200
Library and Information Science	✔	50	$49,200
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	7	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-
Statistics	✕	6	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	16	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	11	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	69 completers	-
Psychology	✕	1	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	12	$41,900
Counseling Psychology	✕	47	-
School Psychology	✕	9	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (3 completers)	162 completers	$56,700
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	40	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	47	-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	✔	37	-
Homeland Security	✔	27	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	11	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	26 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	26	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (4 completers)	28 completers	-
Applied Economics	✔	-	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	9	-
Political Science and Government	✔	12	-
Sociology	✔	7	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (1 completers)	26 completers	-
Dance	✕	6	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	-	-
Music	✕	11	$56,000
Music Pedagogy	✔	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	-	-
Public Health	✕	13	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	8	-
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	135 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	99	$62,200
Project Management	✔	12	-
Accounting	✕	24	$62,600
History [+]	✔	25 completers	-
History	✔	25	$30,300
	Total	931

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	40 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	11	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	9	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	4	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	5	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Education (other)	✔	7	-
Psychology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	4	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	13	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	5	-
	Total	62

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✔	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	1 completers	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	1	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	10 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✔	10	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	8	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✔	5	-
Sociology	✕	6	-
History [+]	✔	3 completers	-
History	✔	3	-
	Total	48

Graduate Student Population at Sam Houston State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,245 students enrolled into Sam Houston State University graduate schools where it has total 21,480 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 955 full-time and 2,290 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,004 male and 2,241 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,245	1,004	2,241
Full-time	955	320	635
Part-tme	2,290	684	1,606

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,565 White (48.23%), 391 Black/African American (12.05%), 845 Hispanic (26.04%), 193 Asian (5.95%), and 251 students with other races. 128 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,245	1,004	2,241
American Indian/Native American	8	1	7
Asian	193	75	118
Black/African American	391	99	292
Hispanic	845	227	618
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	1,565	507	1,058
Two More	85	27	58
Un-Known	28	16	12
Non-resident Alien	128	52	76

Sam Houston State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,618 graduate students (49.86% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 458 graduate students (14.11% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	3,245
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,618
Enrolled Some Online Courses	458
Not in Online Courses	1,169

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Sam Houston State University. 909 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.01% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.03%), 238 students are aged above 50 (7.33%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Sam Houston State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,245	1,004	2,241
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	60	9	51
Age 22-24	849	256	593
Age 25-29	809	277	532
Age 30-34	438	136	302
Age 35-39	340	116	224
Age 40-49	510	134	376
Age 50-64	231	71	160
Over 64	7	5	2

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