Health Sciences & Services at Sam Houston State University

If you are interested in studying health sciences & services, you may want to check out the program at Sam Houston State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science
Master’s Degree in Health Science

SHSU Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Health Science Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

20% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of health science master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in health science each year. SHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 60% more men than average.

In the health science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 26% 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 health science.

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

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science 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
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	9

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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
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