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Dance at Sam Houston State University

Dance at Sam Houston State University

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

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 Dance section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Dance Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dance
  • Master’s Degree in Dance

SHSU Dance Rankings

The dance major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dance. 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.

Dance Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Dance Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of dance bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance 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 dance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

SHSU Dance Master’s Program

71% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of dance master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 11% men graduate in dance each year. SHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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In the dance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 20% better 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 master's in dance.

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

Concentrations Within Dance

If you plan to be a dance 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
General Dance 22

Careers That Dance Grads May Go Into

A degree in dance 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,240 $71,520
Choreographers 860 $61,850

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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