Music at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in music.

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

SHSU Music Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Music

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 music at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SHSU Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Music Master’s Program

Of the 13 music students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SHSU, about 54% were men and 46% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from SHSU, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Dance

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Music Directors and Composers	890	$61,210
Sound Engineering Technicians	650	$59,810

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.