Visual & Performing Arts at Sam Houston State University

If you plan to study visual and performing arts, take a look at what Sam Houston State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received their master's degree in visual and performing arts.

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

SHSU Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SHSU offers distance education options for visual and performing arts at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SHSU Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at SHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Sam Houston State University.

SHSU Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in Visual & Performing Arts from SHSU in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. SHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from SHSU, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the visual and performing arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 5% 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 visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual and performing arts 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
Music	13
Dance	1

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual and performing arts 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
Graphic Designers	13,480	$50,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Producers and Directors	5,300	$69,280

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.