Teacher Education Subject Specific at Sam Houston State University

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

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 Teacher Education Subject Specific section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed
• Doctorate Degree in Subject Specific Ed

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 subject specific ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SHSU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in subject specific ed, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Subject Specific Ed Graduates from SHSU Make?

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at SHSU is $31,372. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,899 for all subject specific ed students.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a master's degree in Teacher Education Subject Specific from SHSU in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

In the subject specific ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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 subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• International Education
• Other Education
• Student Counseling
• Teaching English or French
• Special Education

Careers That Subject Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in subject specific ed 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
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540

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.