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Health Sciences & Services at Sam Houston State University

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying health sciences and services, you may want to check out the program at Sam Houston State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

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 health science at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

SHSU Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at SHSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	54
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	97
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	179
	267
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	308
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	310
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	335
	479

How Much Do Health Science Graduates from SHSU Make?

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at SHSU is $28,302. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,369 for all health science students.

Health Science Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 health science majors earned their bachelor's degree from SHSU. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health science bachelor's program 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 bachelor's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SHSU also has a doctoral program available in health science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

The following health science concentations are available at Sam Houston State University. 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 Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	85
General Health & Wellness	8

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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
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