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Top Majors at Sam Houston State University

TX · Ranked by 5-year median salary · 55 majors with data

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# Major Year 1 Year 5 Median Year 10
21 Agriculture, General $49,570 $64,119 $72,273
22 Music $52,594 $64,002 $68,982
23 Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations $47,574 $62,818
24 Health and Physical Education/Fitness $38,309 $62,490 $70,974
25 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other $50,439 $61,469 $64,485
26 Plant Sciences $46,142 $61,233 $72,966
27 Biology, General $36,513 $61,008 $77,869
28 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions $47,878 $60,590 $69,727
29 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication $41,830 $59,402 $70,870
30 Political Science and Government $37,468 $59,116 $75,663
31 Interior Architecture $41,302 $59,105 $61,926
32 Criminal Justice and Corrections $39,482 $58,186 $70,281
33 History $40,017 $57,776 $68,194
34 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies $41,964 $57,301 $69,466
35 Health and Medical Administrative Services $38,904 $56,735
36 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics $44,849 $56,654 $64,868
37 Family and Consumer Sciences, General $38,692 $56,550 $63,874
38 Animal Sciences $35,740 $56,151 $74,448
39 Communication and Media Studies $35,587 $56,120 $70,380
40 English Language and Literature, General $41,306 $55,474 $62,698

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.