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title: Sam Houston State University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Huntsville, TX
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $54,211 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $36,263 – $73,178 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 55% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $25,505 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 78% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.30× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $26,211 | derived |

**55% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $16,500 (≈ 30% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $21,858 to $98,059 across 63 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Master's Degree | $98,059 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $73,554 | $38,487 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $68,691 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,097 | $24,316 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,438 | $19,855 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $59,694 | $17,859 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $59,381 | not reported |
| Agricultural Mechanization. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,352 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $54,213 | $39,049 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,377 | $18,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $52,769 | $40,666 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $52,745 | $36,942 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $52,465 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $52,080 | not reported |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $51,622 | $35,345 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,216 | $21,000 |
| Homeland Security. | Master's Degree | $50,908 | $26,168 |
| Education, Other. | Master's Degree | $50,829 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $50,710 | $38,362 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $49,283 | $28,601 |
| Agriculture, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,663 | $19,125 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,393 | $17,750 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,089 | $20,265 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,647 | $25,000 |
| History. | Master's Degree | $44,379 | not reported |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,375 | $24,430 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,325 | $23,750 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $43,235 | not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $43,152 | $41,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,177 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $41,938 | $30,583 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,865 | $25,630 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,407 | $16,278 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,180 | $19,882 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,566 | $17,766 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,919 | $22,452 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,876 | $23,125 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,961 | $18,625 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,794 | $22,651 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,328 | $24,250 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,123 | $23,874 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,981 | $20,708 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,305 | $23,287 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and  Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,098 | $25,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,198 | $21,758 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,978 | $22,125 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,802 | $19,750 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,604 | $25,000 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,394 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,372 | not reported |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,884 | $21,379 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,213 | $23,880 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,839 | $21,250 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,838 | $18,750 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,484 | $26,016 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,302 | $21,250 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,960 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,958 | $21,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,061 | $24,432 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,819 | $26,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,356 | $21,114 |
| Graphic Communications. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,330 | $24,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,858 | $31,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Sam Houston State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?227881

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