Business/Commerce at Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 240 graduates a year

$44,700
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$63,837
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,407
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#169 of 271
Rank by pay
#176 of 271
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,452
Median federal debt

Sam Houston State University graduates in business/commerce earn 7% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 35% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Sam Houston State University Compares for Business/Commerce

All 271 colleges reporting business/commerce earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$142,113$129,407#2—
2New York University New York, NY$137,804$131,161#1$77,828
3Baylor University Waco, TX$124,434$126,513#4$74,886
4Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC$118,167$126,810#3$76,722
5Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA$113,620$103,387#8$74,868
6Northeastern University Boston, MA$113,620$100,054#9$74,868
7University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$111,444$119,559#5$73,170
8Brandeis University Waltham, MA$108,405$95,462#10$55,806
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$107,079$108,900#7—
10George Washington University Washington, DC$107,023$93,780#12$58,373
…
166Strayer University-Global Region Washington, DC$64,016$56,095#240$55,431
167Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX$63,965$65,034#173$50,488
168Walla Walla University College Place, WA$63,844$58,723#216$43,155
169Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX$63,837$64,904#176$44,700
170Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL$63,660$67,758#113—
171Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN$63,627$68,260#108$46,950
172University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO$63,569$68,159#109$48,603

Other Majors at Sam Houston State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$96,727$45,401#138 of 459
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$93,904$72,116#19 of 43
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,697$82,463#293 of 966
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$79,544$49,623#29 of 51
Management Information Systems and Services$73,734$47,676#121 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,388$53,281#297 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$72,059$52,772#432 of 796
Agricultural Mechanization$67,729$63,369#8 of 10
Business/Managerial Economics$67,464—#67 of 84
Agricultural Business and Management$62,302$47,907#50 of 77
Mathematics$61,617$48,114#242 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,464$45,602#741 of 1176
International Business$61,186$35,116#101 of 115
Agriculture$60,598—#9 of 43
Music$58,743$59,926#12 of 268
Human Resources Management and Services$57,689$43,750#171 of 187
Chemistry$57,410$43,940#175 of 209
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,341$37,005#178 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$57,019$39,959#108 of 299
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$56,225$52,792#86 of 207
Geography and Cartography$56,151$35,936#80 of 117
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$55,954—#105 of 138
Political Science and Government$55,894—#418 of 565
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$55,647$40,562#121 of 225
Marketing$55,522$39,218#454 of 516
Health and Medical Administrative Services$55,155$40,077#178 of 275
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$54,816$43,509#201 of 253
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$54,082$41,112#198 of 476
Biology$53,165$32,915#596 of 841
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$52,901$23,682#51 of 67

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Sam Houston State University business/commerce graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $44,700 one year after graduating and $63,837 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Sam Houston State University rank for business/commerce?

Among 271 colleges reporting earnings for business/commerce graduates, Sam Houston State University ranks #169 by median pay four years after graduation, and #176 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business/commerce at Sam Houston State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% less than the national median for business/commerce ($68,407), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,452.

← All data for Sam Houston State University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.