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General Business/Commerce at Sam Houston State University

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General Business/Commerce at Sam Houston State University

If you plan to study general business/commerce, 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 has a total student population of 21,213. Of the 978 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University in 2019, 313 of them were general business/commerce majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business/Commerce section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Business

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SHSU offers distance education options for general business at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

SHSU General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business 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 general business major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business/Commerce. 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
Most Popular Online General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools 10
Most Popular Online General Business/Commerce Schools 17
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools 20
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Schools 34
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools 87
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools 145
Best General Business/Commerce Schools 159
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Schools 259

General Business Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

51% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, 313 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general business from SHSU. About 49% were men and 51% were women.

SHSU Gender Breakdown of General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at SHSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a bachelor's in general business.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of General Business/Commerce Majors at Sam Houston State University
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 46
Hispanic or Latino 39
White 189
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 27

SHSU also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general business 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
Management Analysts 35,350 $97,080
Construction Managers 29,620 $98,420
Sales Managers 26,420 $148,000
Administrative Services Managers 25,760 $103,880

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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