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Design & Applied Arts at Sam Houston State University

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Design & Applied Arts at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912. Of the 4,433 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University in 2021, 23 of them were design and applied arts majors.

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

SHSU Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design

SHSU Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks design programs across the country. The following shows how SHSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Design & Applied Arts. 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 Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 95
Most Focused Design & Applied Arts Schools 861

Design Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in design from SHSU in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its design 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 design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 11
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Careers That Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in design 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
Graphic Designers 13,480 $50,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,240 $71,520
Interior Designers 4,230 $56,430
Professors 3,510 $61,660
Photographers 3,070 $34,160

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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