Academics at Sam Houston State University

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Sam Houston State University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

79 Majors With Completions

20:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

80% Full-Time Faculty

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Sam Houston State University:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

At 20 to 1, the student-to-faculty ratio at Sam Houston State University is above the national average of 15 to 1. With 80% of instructors full time, Sam Houston State University is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Sam Houston State University offers 79 majors with reported completions across 26 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Sam Houston State University are shown below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	✓
Doctorate	✓

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Sam Houston State University.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Criminal Justice and Corrections	931
Psychology, General	349
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	322
Business/Commerce, General	252
Business Administration, Management and Operations	202

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Sam Houston State University, a few more questions are worth asking:

Need flexibility? Check whether Sam Houston State University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 11,816 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Sam Houston State University retains and graduates its students — 73% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research at Sam Houston State University

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

Academic Majors at Sam Houston State University — every major and degree program offered
Faculty Composition at Sam Houston State University — how the teaching staff is structured
Graduation and Retention at Sam Houston State University — graduation and first-year retention rates
Online Learning at Sam Houston State University — what online and distance learning is available
Accreditation Detail at Sam Houston State University — the schools accreditation and what it means