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General Agriculture at Sam Houston State University

General Agriculture at Sam Houston State University

Every general agriculture school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the agriculture program at Sam Houston State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Agriculture section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU General Agriculture Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture
  • Master’s Degree in Agriculture

SHSU General Agriculture Rankings

Agriculture Student Demographics at SHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture majors at Sam Houston State University.

SHSU General Agriculture Master’s Program

73% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of agriculture master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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Of the students who received a agriculture master's degree from SHSU, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a master's in agriculture.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Agriculture

The following agriculture concentations are available at Sam Houston State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sam Houston State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture 15

Careers That Agriculture Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Agricultural Sciences Professors 1,010 $93,580
Soil and Plant Scientists 690 $68,150
Food Scientists and Technologists 620 $67,500
Animal Scientists 290 $52,360

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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