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Nursing at Sam Houston

Sam Houston graduates about 195 nursing majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 335th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a light program at 44 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $92,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

44/100Light#335 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1955% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$92,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%960–1140whole school

Around Sam Houston

Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum on the campus of Sam Houston State University, Hunts
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Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. Home of the Sam Houston State Bearkats foot
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Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Hunt
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The Peabody Library Building on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Hu
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Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: William R. Powell Student Health & Counseling Center, Health and Kinesiology Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 50 · Dorm 23 · Athletics 10 · Arts 4 · Dining 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Northern Michigan University 45
  2. California State University–Bakersfield 45
  3. Morehead State University 45
  4. Northern Kentucky University 44
  5. University of Akron 44
  6. University of Central Oklahoma 44
  7. Stephen F. Austin State University 44
  8. Western Michigan University 44

Other strong majors at Sam Houston

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Sam Houston with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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