Computer & Information Sciences at Sam Houston State University

If you plan to study computer and information sciences, take a look at what Sam Houston State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received their master's degree in computer and information sciences.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SHSU offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SHSU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #193 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at SHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Sam Houston State University.

SHSU Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a master's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from SHSU in 2020-2021, 62% were men and 38% were women.

In the computer and information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 24% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Information Technology	15
Computer Information Systems	7

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer User Support Specialists	60,380	$52,250
Computer Systems Analysts	51,710	$97,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bigguill under License

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