Sam Houston State University (Sam Houston State) is a four-year, public school located in Huntsville, TX.
It offers 95 graduate programs - 55 Master's, 12 Doctorate, and 28 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,954 for in-state and $16,334 for out-of-state students.
A total of 3,252 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 21,039 students at Sam Houston State. Sam Houston State offers online graduate programs and 1,471 out of 3,252 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,954 for Texas residents and $16,334 for out-of-state students. It offers ninety-five (95) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Sam Houston State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1806 Ave J, Huntsville, TX |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,224 students
1,471 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,954
Out-of-State$16,334 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 95 Graduate Programs
55 Master's, 12 Doctorate, 28 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Sam Houston State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Sam Houston State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $8,954 and $16,334 for non-Texas residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $320 for Texas residents and $730 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $5,765 | $13,145 |
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| Fees | $3,189 | $3,189 |
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| Cost per Credit | $320 | $730 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,380 |
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| Room & Board | $11,720 (On-Campus) / $11,720 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,866 (On-Campus) / $3,866 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $25,920 | $33,300 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $25,920 | $33,300 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $8,342 | $8,666 | $8,666 | $8,954 | $8,954 |
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| Out-of-State | $15,704 | $16,009 | $16,010 | $16,298 | $16,334 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Sam Houston State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 95 major areas - 55 Master's (26 online programs), 12 Doctorate (2 online programs), 28 Post-Bachelor's (20 online programs). 865 students have been conferred Master's degree and 162 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 865 | 162 | 38 | - |
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| Men | 278 | 48 | 20 | - |
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| Women | 587 | 114 | 18 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | 10 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Statistics | 9 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Chemistry | 3 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Sam Houston State graduate schools have a total of 3,224 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,047 male and 2,177 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,111 full-time and 2,113 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,471 students enrolled through online exclusively and 494 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,486 White, 381 Black, and 240 Asian students are attending at Sam Houston State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
96 grad students are younger than 22 and 680 students are older than 65. It has 1,771 students aged between 22 and 30 and 705 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,224 |
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| Men | 1,047 |
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| Women | 2,177 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,224 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,111 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,113 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,224 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 7 |
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| Asian | 240 |
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| Black | 381 |
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| Hispanic | 836 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 1,486 |
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| Two or more races | 77 |
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| Un-Known | 50 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 3,224 |
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| 21 & Under | 96 |
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| 22-24 | 877 |
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| 25-29 | 894 |
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| 30-34 | 391 |
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| 35-39 | 314 |
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| 40 & Over | 680 |
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Online Population
At Sam Houston State University graduate schools, 1,471 students enrolled online exclusively and 494 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,252 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,471 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 494 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,287 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,471 |
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| Texas Resident | 1,344 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 24 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 3 |
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