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Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX · Public · 17,743 students · mostly bachelor degrees
149th-cheapest of 340 Texas colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$16,404
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$25,505
Graduation rate
55%
Admission rate
90%
Median graduate earnings
$54,211
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$21,983
Average SAT
1041
Median ACT
21
Pell grant recipients
41%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
156 programsComputer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Master's Degree8 grads/yr$136,772Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree158 grads/yr$99,143Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree40 grads/yr$96,727Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree70 grads/yr$93,904Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree195 grads/yr$91,697Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree17 grads/yr$89,213Accounting · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$88,132Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations · Master's Degree35 grads/yr$82,876Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree$79,544Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$73,734Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree119 grads/yr$72,388Accounting · Bachelor's Degree74 grads/yr$72,059Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Master's Degree28 grads/yr$70,757Music Technology · Master's Degree20 grads/yr$68,888Agricultural Power Machinery Operation · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$67,729Business/Managerial Economics · Bachelor's Degree5 grads/yr$67,464Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Master's Degree12 grads/yr$65,953Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree93 grads/yr$65,804Library and Information Science · Master's Degree44 grads/yr$64,781Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree240 grads/yr$63,837Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree82 grads/yr$62,520Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Master's Degree117 grads/yr$62,489College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$62,489Farm/Farm and Ranch Management · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$62,302Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$61,617
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.