Entrepreneurial Studies at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year. Of the 845 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University in 2021, 14 of them were entrepreneurial studies majors.

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

SHSU Entrepreneurial Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Entrepreneurship

SHSU Entrepreneurial Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The entrepreneurship major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Entrepreneurial Studies. 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
	156
	166
	180
	289
	310
	361
	441

Entrepreneurship Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 entrepreneurship students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SHSU, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its entrepreneurship 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 entrepreneurship.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Entrepreneurial Studies

The following entrepreneurship concentations are available at Sam Houston State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sam Houston State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Entrepreneurship	14

Related Majors

• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management

Careers That Entrepreneurship Grads May Go Into

A degree in entrepreneurship 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
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Business Professors	6,060	$110,450
Chief Executives	5,260	$239,680

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.