Information Technology at Sam Houston State University

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if Sam Houston State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received their master's degree in IT.

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

SHSU Information Technology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

SHSU does offer online education options in IT for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

SHSU Information Technology Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in IT, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IT Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Information Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of IT master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Of the students who received a IT master's degree from SHSU, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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 IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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
Computer User Support Specialists	60,380	$52,250
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Managers	20,710	$122,130

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.