Business Administration & Management at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912. In 2021, 85 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from SHSU.

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

SHSU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SHSU Business Administration & Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration programs across the country. The following shows how SHSU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. 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
	347
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	968

In 2021, 71 students received their master’s degree in business administration from SHSU. This makes it the #404 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from SHSU Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at SHSU is $41,407. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 business administration majors earned their bachelor's degree from SHSU. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at SHSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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 administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SHSU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 71 students who earned a master's degree in Business Administration & Management from SHSU in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from SHSU, 59% 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 administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	42
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Management Information Systems

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Retail Sales Supervisors	96,740	$45,570
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	48,880	$70,580
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	40,420	$68,350

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.