Teaching English or French at Sam Houston State University

Every teaching English or French school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the English or French 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received their master's degree in English or French.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teaching English or French section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Teaching English or French Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English or French

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 English or French at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SHSU Teaching English or French Rankings

English or French Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Teaching English or French Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a master's degree in English or French from SHSU. About 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 15% men graduate in English or French each year. SHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the English or French master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 27% 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 English or French.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• International Education
• Other Education
• Student Counseling
• Special Education
• Instructional Media Design

Careers That English or French Grads May Go Into

A degree in English or French 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
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Kindergarten Teachers	15,050	$54,780

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.