by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Agricultural Communication/Journalism. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Agricultural Public Services is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Sam Houston State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in agricultural public services, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at SHSU was ranked #23 on College Factual's Best Schools for agricultural public services list. It is also ranked #3 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for SHSU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SHSU was $653 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $244 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,856 | $15,672 |
| Fees | $2,880 | $2,880 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,380 | $1,380 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,670 | $9,670 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,866 | $3,866 |
Learn more about SHSU tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the SHSU agricultural public services bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SHSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.7% of the agricultural public services students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 72.2%.
Around 9.1% of agricultural public services bachelor’s degree recipients at SHSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Agricultural Public Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Communication/Journalism | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to agricultural public services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Agriculture | 22 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 48 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 28 |
| Animal Science | 108 |
| Plant Sciences | 9 |
*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.
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