Online Degrees and Programs at Sam Houston State University

Sam Houston State University offers 181 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 59 major programs - 11 Bachelors, 26 Masters, 2 Doctorate, and 20 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $9,228 for Texas residents and $19,068 for out-of-state students.

Total 4,590 students out of total 21,039 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 2,385 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.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Sam Houston State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $9,228 and $19,068 for non-Texas residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $8,954 and $16,334 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $244 for Texas residents and $654 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $320 for Texas residents and $730 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Sam Houston State University offers 181 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 59 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 11 Bachelors, 26 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 20 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Sam Houston State University, there are 21,039 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 13,781 students were attending classes through distance learning (4,590 students are enrolled exclusively and 9,191 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 4,590 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 4,409 Texas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 48 students living in the U.S. States other than Texas, and 4 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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