Philosophy & Religious Studies at Sam Houston State University

Every philosophy & religious studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy & religious studies program at Sam Houston State University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Philosophy & Religious Studies section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies

SHSU Philosophy & Religious Studies Rankings

The philosophy & religious studies major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy & Religious 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.

Philosophy & Religious Studies Student Demographics at SHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy & religious studies majors at Sam Houston State University.

SHSU Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% women. So female students are more repesented at SHSU since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy & religious studies 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 philosophy & religious studies.

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

Concentrations Within Philosophy & Religious Studies

The following philosophy & religious studies concentations are available at Sam Houston State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sam Houston State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	9

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature
• Social Sciences

Careers That Philosophy & Religious Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy & religious studies 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
Mathematical Science Professors	4,780	$83,460
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,520	$87,240
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	510	$65,060

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.