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Public health at Sam Houston

Sam Houston graduates about 79 public health majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 241st of 328 schools we score for public health, a light program at 41 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.87×). Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

41/100Light#241 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year792% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0000.87× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%930–1120whole 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
Peabody library building huntsville tx 2014Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where public health 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 public health ranking

  1. Augusta University 41
  2. Bridgewater State University 41
  3. SUNY Polytechnic Institute 41
  4. Ohio Wesleyan University 41
  5. Concordia University–Saint Paul 40
  6. Baldwin Wallace University 40
  7. Middle Tennessee State University 40
  8. Valparaiso University 40

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 public health. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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