Sam Houston State University Trade Programs

Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. Huntsville is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Sam Houston State University?

Contact details for SHSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1806 Ave J, Huntsville, TX 77340
Phone:	936-294-1111
Website:	www.shsu.edu

Can I Afford SHSU?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time SHSU students paid $244 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $652 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,856	$15,648
Fees	$3,372	$3,372
Books and Supplies	$1,380	$1,380
On Campus Room and Board	$11,720	$11,720
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,866	$3,866

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SHSU, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $5,658 a year. That adds up to $22,632 over four years for those students.

Sam Houston State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 18,811 undergraduate students at SHSU, with 15,020 being full-time and 3,791 being part-time.

There are also 3,101 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 15,020 full-time undergraduates at SHSU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Sam Houston State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	312
Black or African American	2,737
Hispanic or Latino	3,875
White	7,139
International Students	155
Other Races/Ethnicities	802

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Sam Houston State University. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 79 countries are represented at SHSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Turkey.

Sam Houston State University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	115	115
Health Care Management	106	106
Construction Engineering Technology	69	69
Computer Engineering Technology	14	14
Applied Engineering Technologies	13	13
General Drafting & Design Technology	12	12
Computer Software Technology	11	11
General Health & Wellness	10	10
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology	2	2
Athletic Training	0	0
TOTAL	352	352

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
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