General Psychology at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

SHSU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

SHSU General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in General Psychology from SHSU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 32% 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 psychology.

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Psychology Professors	3,080	$78,270
Psychologists	740	$90,780

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.