Business, Management & Marketing at Sam Houston State University

If you are interested in studying business, management and marketing, 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 approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,433 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University in 2021, 804 of them were business, management and marketing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SHSU offers distance education options for business, management and marketing at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SHSU Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business, management and marketing progam at SHSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business, management and marketing major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business, Management & Marketing. 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
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	621

In 2021, 92 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from SHSU. This makes it the #468 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at SHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management and marketing majors at Sam Houston State University.

SHSU Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 804 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business, management and marketing from SHSU in 2021, 46% were men and 54% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing at SHSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business, management and marketing 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 business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	100
Hispanic or Latino	204
White	420
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

SHSU Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 students earned a master's degree in business, management and marketing from SHSU. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men.

Of the students who received a business, management and marketing master's degree from SHSU, 63% 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 business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	58
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SHSU also has a doctoral program available in business, management and marketing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

Business, Management & Marketing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Business/Commerce	243
Business Administration & Management	156
Accounting	151
Finance & Financial Management	108
Marketing	80
Human Resource Management	52
Management Information Systems	30
International Business	23
Business/Managerial Economics	21
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	18
Entrepreneurial Studies	14

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management and marketing 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
Office Clerks	330,250	$36,210
Customer Service Representatives	282,940	$33,770
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	176,480	$35,550
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390

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

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