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Nursing at Sam Houston State University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Sam Houston State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912. Of the 509 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University in 2021, 142 of them were nursing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SHSU does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

SHSU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at SHSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 62
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 74
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 219
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 236
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 329
Best Nursing Schools 344
515
Most Popular Nursing Schools 579
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 877
Best Value Nursing Schools 884
1,117
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,777

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in nursing from SHSU. This is the #604 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SHSU Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at SHSU is $67,097. This is 7% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at SHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Sam Houston State University.

SHSU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 142 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from SHSU in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 38
White 69
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

SHSU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sam Houston State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 142

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses 210,350 $72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers 30,010 $105,450
Nurse Practitioners 12,020 $111,060
Nurse Anesthetists 6,140 $158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,900 $71,780

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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