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General Music at Sam Houston State University

General Music at Sam Houston State University

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

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 General Music section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU General Music Degrees Available

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

SHSU General Music Rankings

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

General Music Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU General Music Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of general music bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general music at SHSU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general music.

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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 General Music Master’s Program

45% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of general music master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a master's in general music.

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

Careers That General Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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

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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