Academic Life at Texas Southern University

All About Academics

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

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

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

Faculty Resources

With 16 students per faculty member, Texas Southern University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. With 61% of instructors full time, Texas Southern 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

Texas Southern University offers 55 majors with reported completions across 25 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Texas Southern University are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Texas Southern University.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at Texas Southern University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Looking for flexibility? Texas Southern University may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 4,350 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (66% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Texas Southern University.

Continue Your Research on Texas Southern University

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

• Academic Majors at Texas Southern University — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty Composition at Texas Southern University — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at Texas Southern University — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at Texas Southern University — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation Detail at Texas Southern University — the schools accreditation and what it means