Social Sciences at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received their master's degree in social sciences.

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

SHSU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

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 social sciences for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SHSU Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a master's degree in social sciences from SHSU. About 73% were men and 27% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from SHSU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences 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
Sociology	10
Geography & Cartography	8
Political Science & Government	3

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Library Science
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	29,560	$78,200
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Urban and Regional Planners	2,270	$69,070
Social Scientists	1,970	$80,430

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.