General English Literature at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year.

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

SHSU General English Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English
Master’s Degree in English

SHSU General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU General English Literature Master’s Program

60% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of english master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. SHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from SHSU, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the english master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 5% 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.

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

Concentrations Within General English Literature

If you plan to be a english major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sam Houston State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	24

Writing Studies

Careers That English Grads May Go Into

A degree in english 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
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
English Language and Literature Professors	5,380	$75,720

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
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