General Educational Leadership & Administration at Sam Houston State University

What traits are you looking for in a educational leadership and administration school? To help you decide if Sam Houston State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's educational leadership and administration program.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Educational Leadership & Administration section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU General Educational Leadership & Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

SHSU does offer online education options in educational leadership and administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

SHSU General Educational Leadership & Administration Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in educational leadership and administration, making the school the #88 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Educational Leadership and Administration Student Demographics at SHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the educational leadership and administration majors at Sam Houston State University.

SHSU General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of educational leadership and administration master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Of the students who received a educational leadership and administration master's degree from SHSU, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the educational leadership and administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 9% better 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 master's in educational leadership and administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Careers That Educational Leadership and Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in educational leadership and administration 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
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	28,310	$85,680
Preschool Education Administrators	3,110	$48,640
Education Administrators	1,980	$85,000

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.