History at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received their master's degree in history.

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

SHSU History Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in History

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SHSU does offer online courses in history for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SHSU History Rankings

History Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of history master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from SHSU, 94% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
Managers	20,710	$122,130
History Professors	2,150	$82,360
Curators	680	$57,150
Museum Technicians and Conservators	500	$44,090

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.