Public Health at Sam Houston State University

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what Sam Houston State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Public Health Degrees Available

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

SHSU Public Health Rankings

The public health major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. 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.

Public Health Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SHSU Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of public health master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at Sam Houston State University. 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
General Public Health	112

Related Majors

• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health Sciences & Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	11,870	$75,720
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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.