Reading Teacher Education at Sam Houston State University

If you plan to study reading teacher education, 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 approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Reading Teacher Education section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Reading Teacher Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Reading Teacher Education
• Doctorate Degree in Reading Teacher Education

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

SHSU does offer online education options in reading teacher education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

SHSU Reading Teacher Education Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in reading teacher education, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Reading Teacher Education Student Demographics at SHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the reading teacher education majors at Sam Houston State University.

SHSU Reading Teacher Education Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Reading Teacher Education from SHSU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a reading teacher education master's degree from SHSU, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the reading teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 reading teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Health Education

Careers That Reading Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in reading teacher education 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
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Education Professors	4,620	$65,520

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.