Environmental Science at Sam Houston State University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year.

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

SHSU Environmental Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences

SHSU Environmental Science Rankings

The bioenvironmental sciences major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Science. 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.

Bioenvironmental Sciences Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Environmental Science Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at SHSU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioenvironmental sciences 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 bioenvironmental sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Bioenvironmental Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioenvironmental sciences 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Environmental Science Professors	280	$88,330

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
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