Music at Sam Houston State University

If you plan to study music, take a look at what Sam Houston State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Music section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music
• Master’s Degree in Music

SHSU Music Rankings

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

Music Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at SHSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SHSU Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	6
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Music

The following music 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
General Music	61
Music Pedagogy	1

Related Majors

• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Dance
• Design & Applied Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Music Directors and Composers	890	$61,210
Sound Engineering Technicians	650	$59,810

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.