Liberal Arts General Studies at Sam Houston State University

If you plan to study liberal arts general studies, 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 approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 62 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from SHSU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

SHSU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts 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 liberal arts major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts General Studies. 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
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	595

Earnings of SHSU Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at SHSU is $38,876. This is 21% higher than $32,253, which is the national average for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 liberal arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from SHSU. Of these graduates, 34% were men and 66% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts 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.