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Sam Houston State University

https://www.shsu.edu/

Repayment outcome

78.4%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$27,500–$55,300

middle 50% · median $41,400

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$12,392

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$16,490

Sticker price

before any aid

$19,173

Default rate

10.5%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Public Admin$63,005
  2. Engineering Tech$59,417
  3. Computer Science$56,415
  4. Library Science$51,054
  5. Education$48,823
  6. Math & Statistics$46,321
  7. Interdisciplinary$44,520
  8. Comm. Tech$44,091
  9. Business$39,647
  10. Liberal Arts$38,289
  11. Physical Sciences$38,289
  12. Foreign Languages$37,424
  13. Criminal Justice$35,964
  14. Parks & Fitness$35,594
  15. Biology$34,704
  16. Family Sciences$33,993
  17. History$33,993
  18. English & Literature$33,281
  19. Communication and Media Studies.$32,332
  20. Psychology$31,969
  21. Social Sciences$31,133
  22. Health Professions$28,302
  23. Visual & Performing Arts$23,456

Academics

Acceptance

65.0%

Avg SAT

999

Enrollment

16,255

What students study

17 fields offered

Business

21% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Criminal Justice17.9%
  2. 03Interdisciplinary12.4%
  3. 04Parks & Fitness6.2%
  4. 05Agriculture5.5%
  5. 06Communications5.4%
  6. 07Psychology5.2%
  7. 08Visual & Performing Arts4.7%
  8. 09Social Sciences3.0%
  9. 10History2.8%
  10. 11English & Literature2.5%
  11. 12Health Professions2.5%
  12. 13Biology2.3%
  13. 14Engineering Tech1.9%
  14. 15Physical Sciences1.6%
  15. 16Family Sciences1.3%
  16. 17Computer Science1.1%
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