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Human Resource Management at Sam Houston State University

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Human Resource Management at Sam Houston State University

If you plan to study human resource management, take a look at what Sam Houston State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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, 52 of them were human resource management majors.

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

SHSU Human Resource Management Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in HR

SHSU Human Resource Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks HR programs across the country. The following shows how SHSU performed in these rankings.

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 HR major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Resource Management. 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
49
131
169
268
388
393

How Much Do HR Graduates from SHSU Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at SHSU is $40,566. This is less than $43,491, which is the national average of all HR majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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HR Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 52 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from SHSU in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its HR 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 HR.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 21
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

Concentrations Within Human Resource Management

If you plan to be a HR major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 52

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR 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
Human Resources Specialists 47,880 $67,190
Training and Development Specialists 24,230 $65,960
Human Resources Managers 8,210 $128,310
Business Professors 6,060 $110,450
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 5,800 $68,990

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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