Online Degrees and Programs at Sam Houston State University

Sam Houston State University offers 152 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 43 major programs - 9 Bachelors, 23 Masters, 2 Doctorate, and 9 Post-graduate Certificate.
The 2024 tuition & fees are $9,228 for Texas residents and $19,020 for out-of-state students. Total 5,098 students out of total 21,480 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 2,348 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning. Sam Houston State University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Program Overview

Sam Houston State University is a four-years, public school located in Huntsville, Texas. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $9,228 for Texas residents and $19,020 for other students on average.

It offers 152 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 43 programs - 9 Bachelors, 23 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 9 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameSam Houston State University
Typefour-years, public
Address1806 Ave J, Huntsville, TX
Online Students5,098 Enrolled Online Exclusively
9,260 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$9,228
Out-of-State$19,020
Student to Faculty20:1 (5.00%)
Online Degree Programs
Total43 Programs
Bachelors9 Programs
Masters23 Programs
Doctorate2 Programs
Post-Graduate9 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Sam Houston State University . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $9,228 and $19,020 for non-Texas residents.
The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $251 for Texas residents and $661 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $331 for Texas residents and $741 for out-of-state students.
Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$8,536$8,736$8,960$8,960$9,228
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$18,664$18,552$18,752$18,752$19,020
Graduate (In-State)$8,016$8,342$8,666$8,666$8,954
Graduate (Out-of-State)$15,612$15,704$16,009$16,010$16,298
Tuition per Credit Hour (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$244$244$244$244$251
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$666$653$652$652$661
Graduate (In-State)$320$320$320$320$331
Graduate (Out-of-State)$742$729$728$728$741

Online Programs By Area of Study

Sam Houston State University offers 152 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 43 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 9 Bachelors, 23 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 9 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED9 2329
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED75 541112
Next tables list online programs with offered degrees at Sam Houston State University. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
AgricultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agroecology and Sustainable AgricultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 5 NOT OFFERED 2
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 16 ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 35 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 4 NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 10
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 59 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Library and Information ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 50 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40 NOT OFFERED 8
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 37 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11
Critical Infrastructure ProtectionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Applied EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 12 NOT OFFERED 5
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 7 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Music PedagogyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 106 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 263 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 99 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 25 NOT OFFERED 3

Distance Learning Student Population

At Sam Houston State University, there are 21,480 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 14,358 students were attending classes through distance learning (5,098 students are enrolled exclusively and 9,260 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Student Distribution
Total Enrollment21,480
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses5,098
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses9,260
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses7,122
By student location, out of a total of 5,098 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 4,896 Texas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 50 students living in the U.S. States other than Texas, and 16 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses5,098
Texas Resident4,896
Other State In U.S.50
Outside of U.S.16
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses5,098
Undergraduate3,480
Graduate1,618
Distance Learning Enrollment - Undergraduate
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses3,480
Degree/Certificate Seeking3,480
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking0

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