Sam Houston State University
Sam Houston State University is a public college in Huntsville, TX. Its average net price is $14,788 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $11,734 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $11,472 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $12,286 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $17,548 |
| $110,001 and up | $23,418 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $48,793 |
| 8 years after entry | $53,655 |
| 10 years after entry | $56,877 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $54,122 Small program - rough guide n=94 | $21,375 n=100 |
| Agricultural Business | $53,219 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Agricultural Mechanization | $59,342 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Agricultural Public Services | $45,991 National median for this major n=576 | Not published |
| Agriculture, General | $52,933 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $36,599 n=114 | $20,500 n=123 |
| Biology | $37,695 n=121 | $25,251 n=165 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $57,417 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Business and Commerce | $51,241 n=284 | $24,875 n=286 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Communications | $39,363 n=236 | $23,125 n=228 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $63,768 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Computer Science | $63,335 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $23,104 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $73,947 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $21,375 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Criminal Justice | $39,808 n=1,057 | $21,500 n=1,058 |
| Dance | $29,727 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $24,000 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $45,200 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $62,497 National median for this major n=403 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $34,554 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | $49,005 National median for this major n=105 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $66,818 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $40,416 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $28,000 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $38,356 National median for this major n=2,406 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $56,982 n=101 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $24,737 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $35,742 n=102 | $25,000 n=170 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $42,282 n=134 | $25,045 n=128 |
| History | $47,548 n=115 | $25,529 n=124 |
| Homeland Security | $58,220 National median for this major n=2,607 | $22,488 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $47,186 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $27,329 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,828 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $25,305 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $57,966 Small program - rough guide n=45 | Not published |
| Marketing | $45,475 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $21,300 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $70,230 National median for this major n=3,256 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $49,724 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $20,250 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Music | $58,677 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $29,541 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $26,064 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Psychology | $35,436 n=247 | $23,250 n=398 |
| Public Health | $41,535 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $24,217 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $82,571 n=219 | $23,329 n=215 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | $31,899 National median for this major n=259 | Not published |
| Sociology | $43,602 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $30,000 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $48,389 National median for this major n=3,062 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,530 n=141 | $25,000 n=183 |
| Studio Art | $42,085 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Teaching | $52,686 n=400 | $24,950 n=387 |
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