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Physics at Sam Houston State University

If you are interested in studying physics, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from SHSU.

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

SHSU Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

SHSU Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at SHSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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
Best Physics Schools 193
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 212

Physics Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Physics Bachelor’s Program

18% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics 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 physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $103,980
Physicists 1,000 $118,300

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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