Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Sam Houston State University

If you are interested in studying liberal arts / sciences & humanities, 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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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.

SHSU does offer online education options in liberal arts / sciences & humanities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SHSU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

The liberal arts / sciences & humanities major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities. 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.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at SHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts / sciences & humanities majors at Sam Houston State University.

SHSU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of liberal arts / sciences & humanities bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities at SHSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a bachelor's in liberal arts / sciences & humanities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

If you plan to be a liberal arts / sciences & humanities 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
Liberal Arts General Studies	62

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• English Language & Literature
• Social Sciences

Careers That Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities 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
Professors	3,510	$61,660

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.