Agricultural Production at Sam Houston State University

Every agricultural production school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the agricultural production program at Sam Houston State University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Agricultural Production section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Agricultural Production Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Agricultural Production

SHSU Agricultural Production Rankings

Agricultural Production Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Agricultural Production Master’s Program

40% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of agricultural production master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in agricultural production each year. SHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a agricultural production master's degree from SHSU, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a master's in agricultural production.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Agricultural Production

The following agricultural production 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
Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture	8

Careers That Agricultural Production Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural production 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
Conservation Scientists	2,010	$57,990
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	1,280	$52,170
Agricultural Sciences Professors	1,010	$93,580
Soil and Plant Scientists	690	$68,150
Food Scientists and Technologists	620	$67,500

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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