Information Technology at Sam Houston State University

If you are interested in studying information technology, 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 Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

SHSU Information Technology Rankings

The it major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in it, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IT Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of it bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its it 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 it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SHSU Information Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of it master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

In the it master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 22% better 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 master's in it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Information Technology

If you plan to be a it major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Computer & IS Security	18

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in it 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
Computer User Support Specialists	60,380	$52,250
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Managers	20,710	$122,130

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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