Health Professions at Sam Houston State University

If you are interested in studying health professions, 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. In 2021, 509 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from SHSU.

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

SHSU Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SHSU does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SHSU Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at SHSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 health professions major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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 Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	408
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	845

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in health professions from SHSU. This makes it the #849 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #668 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 509 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SHSU, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	115
Hispanic or Latino	139
White	206
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

SHSU Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from SHSU. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SHSU, 55% were white. This is typical 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions 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
Nursing	142
Health & Medical Administrative Services	127
Public Health	112
Health Sciences & Services	102
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	26
Allied Health Professions	13
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	9

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Personal Care Aides	206,240	$19,960
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Medical Secretaries	92,990	$34,150
Nursing Assistants	87,750	$27,030

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.