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. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

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 at Sam Houston State University is $8,666 for Texas residents and $16,010 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,324 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 21,612 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 155 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 56 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$16,010 $8,666 for Texas Residents
Student Population	3,324
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	155 graduate programs (56 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Sam Houston State University is $8,666 for Texas residents and $16,010 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 University offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

Sam Houston State University 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, remedial services, 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)	56 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 $8,666 for Texas residents and $16,010 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.01% 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

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 $19,603 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,588 (public) / $18,378 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Sam Houston State University	$8,666	$16,010
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,299	$17,908
Public	$8,153	$17,588
Private	$18,378

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,774 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Sam Houston State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.52% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,774. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.52% 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

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $320 for Texas residents and $728 for other students at Sam Houston State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same 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

Graduate Programs at Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State University offers 80 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, 962 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	55	28	836
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	10	4	69
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	14	9	57
Total	80	41	962

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 Reading Teacher Education program with 20 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Curriculum and Instruction program with 131 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 18 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Sam Houston State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Reading Teacher Education	✕	20	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	15	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	13	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	13	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	11	-

Popular Master's Programs at Sam Houston State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	131	$47,100
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	101	$47,100
Business Administration and Management	✔	74	$62,200
Library and Information Science	✔	66	$49,200
Business Administration and Management	✔	64	$62,200

Popular Doctorate Programs at Sam Houston State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	18	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	11	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	10	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	8	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	8	-

Sam Houston State University offers 80 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 962 students have completed their graduate studies.

836 students have earned/completed Master's program.
57 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)	8 completers	-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	✔	8	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✔	6	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✕	6	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	7	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	14	-
Education [+]	✔ (8 completers)	259 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	101	$47,100
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	20	$50,500
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	13	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	39	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	15	-
International and Comparative Education	✔	7	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	25	$55,100
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	6	-
Health Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	11	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	20	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	✔	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	18 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	14	-
Creative Writing	✕	4	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✔	0	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	66 completers	$49,200
Library and Information Science	✔	66	$49,200
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	5	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	2	-
Statistics	✕	5	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	15 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	10	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✔	5	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	60 completers	-
Psychology	✕	3	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	17	$41,900
Counseling Psychology	✕	32	-
School Psychology	✕	8	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (4 completers)	141 completers	$56,700
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	33	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	43	-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	✔	41	-
Homeland Security	✔	15	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	9	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	22 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	22	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	15 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	7	-
Political Science and Government	✔	0	-
Sociology	✔	8	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Dance	✕	1	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	0	-
Music	✕	12	$56,000
Music Pedagogy	✔	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	0	-
Public Health	✕	4	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	9	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	92 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	64	$62,200
Project Management	✔	7	-
Accounting	✕	21	$62,600
History [+]	✔	34 completers	-
History	✔	34	$30,300
	Total	836

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	56 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	18	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	4	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	5	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	11	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	10	-
Education (other)	✔	8	-
Psychology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	8	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔	5 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	4	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	1	-
	Total	69

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✔	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	1	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	15 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	6	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	2	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	10 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	10	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (3 completers)	20 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	11	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✔	3	-
Critical Infrastructure Protection	✔	6	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	1	-
Political Science and Government	✔	3	-
Sociology	✕	2	-
History [+]	✔	4 completers	-
History	✔	4	-
	Total	57

Graduate Student Population at Sam Houston State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,324 students enrolled into Sam Houston State University graduate schools where it has total 21,612 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 907 full-time and 2,417 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,053 male and 2,271 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	3,324	1,053	2,271
Full-time	907	288	619
Part-tme	2,417	765	1,652

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

There are 1,712 White (51.50%), 376 Black/African American (11.31%), 814 Hispanic (24.49%), 173 Asian (5.20%), and 249 students with other races. 116 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,324	1,053	2,271
American Indian/Native American	8	2	6
Asian	173	64	109
Black/African American	376	99	277
Hispanic	814	222	592
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	1,712	568	1,144
Two More	99	37	62
Un-Known	24	12	12
Non-resident Alien	116	49	67

Sam Houston State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,793 graduate students (53.94% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 453 graduate students (13.63% 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	3,324
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,793
Enrolled Some Online Courses	453
Not in Online Courses	1,078

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Sam Houston State University. 921 students are aged 20 to 24 (27.71% of total students), 239 students are aged above 50 (7.19%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Sam Houston State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,324	1,053	2,271
Age 20-21	73	20	53
Age 22-24	848	228	620
Age 25-29	832	291	541
Age 30-34	457	138	319
Age 35-39	376	123	253
Age 40-49	499	163	336
Age 50-64	233	86	147
Over 64	6	4	2

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