Animal Science at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year.

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

SHSU Animal Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science

SHSU Animal Science Rankings

The animal science major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Animal Science. 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.

Animal Science Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Animal Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical animal science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at SHSU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at SHSU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its animal 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 animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Animal Science

The following animal science concentations are available at Sam Houston State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sam Houston State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Animal Sciences, General	115

Related Majors

• Agricultural Public Services
• Agricultural Production
• Plant Sciences
• Agricultural Mechanization
• Agricultural Economics & Business

Careers That Animal Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in animal 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
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	1,280	$52,170
Agricultural Sciences Professors	1,010	$93,580
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	400	$81,330
Animal Scientists	290	$52,360
Farm and Home Management Advisors	180	$28,570

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.