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General Psychology at Sam Houston State University

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
  • Master’s Degree in Psychology

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

100% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from SHSU, 80% 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 psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sam Houston State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 3

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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