General Public Health at Sam Houston State University

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

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 General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU General Public Health Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

SHSU General Public Health Rankings

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

General Public Health Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general 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 General Public Health Master’s Program

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

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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 general 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

Related Majors

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
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.