Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas · Public
Graduate earnings
48of 49 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year). 1 falls short.
49 of 72 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 23: 21 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 84 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$16,404 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$16,404 a year
About $65,616 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $12,474 |
| $30k to $48k | $13,389 |
| $48k to $75k | $15,540 |
| $75k to $110k | $21,366 |
| $110k and up | $24,101 |
| All families (average) | $16,404 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Texas high-school graduate ($34,809 a year).
66 of 156 programs could be assessed 42% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $51,748 | +$16,939 | clears the bar | $20,708 | 1.2 yrs | 888 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,659 | +$12,850 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.7 yrs | 263 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $63,837 | +$29,028 | clears the bar | $22,452 | 0.8 yrs | 240 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $50,125 | +$15,316 | clears the bar | $23,287 | 1.5 yrs | 198 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $91,697 | +$56,888 | clears the bar | $24,316 | 0.4 yrs | 195 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $99,143 | +$64,334 | above HS line | $38,487 | 0.6 yrs | 158 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $57,341 | +$22,532 | clears the bar | $22,651 | 1.0 yrs | 141 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $49,134 | +$14,325 | clears the bar | $21,250 | 1.5 yrs | 123 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,165 | +$18,356 | clears the bar | $21,758 | 1.2 yrs | 122 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $72,388 | +$37,579 | clears the bar | $23,750 | 0.6 yrs | 119 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $62,489 | +$27,680 | above HS line | $38,362 | 1.4 yrs | 117 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $55,155 | +$20,346 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.2 yrs | 110 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $49,636 | +$14,827 | clears the bar | $19,750 | 1.3 yrs | 103 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $65,804 | +$30,995 | above HS line | $36,942 | 1.2 yrs | 93 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $57,746 | +$22,937 | above HS line | $41,000 | 1.8 yrs | 91 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $50,084 | +$15,275 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 1.6 yrs | 84 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $62,520 | +$27,711 | above HS line | $28,601 | 1.0 yrs | 82 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $55,522 | +$20,713 | clears the bar | $18,625 | 0.9 yrs | 78 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $61,464 | +$26,655 | clears the bar | $16,278 | 0.6 yrs | 77 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $50,970 | +$16,161 | clears the bar | $23,880 | 1.5 yrs | 75 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $72,059 | +$37,250 | clears the bar | $19,882 | 0.5 yrs | 74 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Bachelor's Degree | $93,904 | +$59,095 | clears the bar | $19,855 | 0.3 yrs | 70 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $58,743 | +$23,934 | clears the bar | $25,630 | 1.1 yrs | 58 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $42,579 | +$7,770 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 3.2 yrs | 53 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,082 | +$19,273 | clears the bar | $23,125 | 1.2 yrs | 51 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $36,389 | +$1,580 | clears the bar | $21,114 | 13.4 yrs | 50 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $55,894 | +$21,085 | clears the bar | $24,432 | 1.2 yrs | 48 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $62,302 | +$27,493 | clears the bar | $17,750 | 0.6 yrs | 44 |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's Degree | $64,781 | +$29,972 | above HS line | $35,345 | 1.2 yrs | 44 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $38,9571-year earnings | +$4,148 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $16,730 | 4.0 yrs | 42 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $48,761 | +$13,952 | clears the bar | $22,125 | 1.6 yrs | 42 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $96,727 | +$61,918 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.3 yrs | 40 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,152 | +$7,343 | clears the bar | $26,016 | 3.5 yrs | 37 |
| Homeland Security | Master's Degree | $82,876 | +$48,067 | above HS line | $26,168 | 0.5 yrs | 35 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $57,689 | +$22,880 | clears the bar | $17,766 | 0.8 yrs | 32 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $56,225 | +$21,416 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.2 yrs | 31 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $57,410 | +$22,601 | clears the bar | $23,874 | 1.1 yrs | 30 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $70,757 | +$35,948 | above HS line | $39,049 | 1.1 yrs | 28 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $39,565 | +$4,756 | clears the bar | $31,000 | 6.5 yrs | 28 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $48,568 | +$13,759 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.9 yrs | 27 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $57,019 | +$22,210 | clears the bar | $29,000 | 1.3 yrs | 26 |
| History | Master's Degree | $54,943 | +$20,134 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $73,734 | +$38,925 | clears the bar | $20,265 | 0.5 yrs | 25 |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | $60,598 | +$25,789 | clears the bar | $19,125 | 0.7 yrs | 24 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | $52,024 | +$17,215 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $68,888 | +$34,079 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | Bachelor's Degree | $67,729 | +$32,920 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $89,213 | +$54,404 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $62,489 | +$27,680 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $61,617 | +$26,808 | clears the bar | $24,430 | 0.9 yrs | 17 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $61,186 | +$26,377 | clears the bar | $21,379 | 0.8 yrs | 17 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $50,512 | +$15,703 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $31,854 | -$2,955 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $88,132 | +$53,323 | above HS line | $17,859 | 0.3 yrs | 16 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $47,823 | +$13,014 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.9 yrs | 16 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $59,708 | +$24,899 | above HS line | $30,583 | 1.2 yrs | 14 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $52,901 | +$18,092 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.4 yrs | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $65,953 | +$31,144 | above HS line | $40,666 | 1.3 yrs | 12 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $55,954 | +$21,145 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $56,151 | +$21,342 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.9 yrs | 9 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $136,772 | +$101,963 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $55,647 | +$20,838 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,840 | +$15,031 | clears the bar | $21,250 | 1.4 yrs | 6 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $67,464 | +$32,655 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $54,816 | +$20,007 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 1.3 yrs | 0 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $79,544 | +$44,735 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 0.5 yrs | not published |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 303 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 34 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Agriculture, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Criminal Justice | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Homeland Security | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Education, Other | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Dance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Agricultural Public Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| English | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| International and Comparative Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Health Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Criminal Justice | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Political Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| History | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| IT Administration and Management | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Security Science and Technology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Sociology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communications and Media | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communications and Media | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| History and Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Criminal Justice | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Homeland Security | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interior Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Every program, including those without a verdict: download all 156 (CSV).
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,809 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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