Sam Houston State University (Sam Houston State) is a four-year, public school located in Huntsville, TX.

It offers 93 graduate programs - 56 Master's, 12 Doctorate, and 25 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,954 for in-state and $16,298 for out-of-state students.

A total of 3,245 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 21,480 students at Sam Houston State. Sam Houston State offers online graduate programs and 1,618 out of 3,245 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Sam Houston State's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,954 for Texas residents and $16,298 for out-of-state students. It offers ninety-three (93) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameSam Houston State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1806 Ave J, Huntsville, TX
Graduate School Students3,324 students
1,618 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$8,954
Out-of-State$16,298
Student to Faculty20:1 (5.00%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 93 Graduate Programs
56 Master's, 12 Doctorate, 25 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Sam Houston State University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Sam Houston State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $8,954 and $16,298 for non-Texas residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $320 for Texas residents and $728 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,765$13,109
Fees$3,189$3,189
Cost per Credit$320$728
Books & Supplies$1,380
Room & Board$11,720 (On-Campus) / $11,720 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,866 (On-Campus) / $3,866 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$25,920$33,264
Off-Campus Total$25,920$33,264

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Sam Houston State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 93 major areas - 56 Master's (23 online programs), 12 Doctorate (2 online programs), 25 Post-Bachelor's (18 online programs). 1,011 students have been conferred Master's degree and 64 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,0116437-
Men2881124-
Women7235313-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture5ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric5ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health CommunicationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Spanish Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature5 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Creative Writing4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing8ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science44ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History and Political ScienceONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Kinesiology and Exercise Science6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Experimental Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counseling Psychology68 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School Psychology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration26ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies50 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)41ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Homeland Security35ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 7ONLINE NOT OFFER
Critical Infrastructure ProtectionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER
Forensic Science and Technology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Public Administration19ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geographic Information Science and CartographyONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government18ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Sociology12ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dance7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music PerformanceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Pedagogy9ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Athletic Training/Trainer2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Osteopathic Medicine/OsteopathyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health13ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Play Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dietetics/Dietitian8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management141ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Project Management17ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
HistoryONLINE NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Sam Houston State graduate schools have a total of 3,324 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,053 male and 2,271 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 907 full-time and 2,417 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,618 students enrolled through online exclusively and 458 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,712 White, 376 Black, and 173 Asian students are attending at Sam Houston State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

61 grad students are younger than 22 and 748 students are older than 65. It has 1,658 students aged between 22 and 30 and 778 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total3,324
Men1,053
Women2,271
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total3,324
Full-time Students907
Part-time Students2,417
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total3,324
American Indian /
Native American
8
Asian173
Black376
Hispanic814
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White1,712
Two or more races99
Un-Known24
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total3,324
21 & Under61
22-24849
25-29809
30-34438
35-39340
40 & Over748

Online Population

At Sam Houston State University graduate schools, 1,618 students enrolled online exclusively and 458 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,245
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,618
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses458
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,169
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,618
Texas Resident1,474
Other State In U.S.24
Outside of U.S.8