{"id":2052,"date":"2026-09-15T16:23:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T16:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvhappens.com\/?p=2052"},"modified":"2026-09-15T16:23:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T16:23:39","slug":"sam-houston-state-university-degree-programs-earn-national-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hvhappens.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/sam-houston-state-university-degree-programs-earn-national-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Houston State University Degree Programs Earn National Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS \u2014 Sam Houston State University has been named among the nation\u2019s top institutions in multiple academic categories, according to Research.com\u2019s newly released Best Colleges Rankings for 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The independent higher\u2011education analytics platform recognized SHSU for excellence across several degree programs, highlighting both national and statewide achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research.com ranked SHSU in the following categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2027 Best Education Degree Programs Ranking in Huntsville<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2027 Best Criminal Justice Degree Programs Ranking in the USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2027 Best Criminal Justice Degree Programs Ranking in Texas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2027 Best Cyber Security Degree Programs Ranking in the USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Research.com, known for its data driven approach to evaluating colleges and universities, compiles its rankings using metrics from Peterson, IPEDS and College Scorecard. The 2027 list weighs factors such as overall academic quality, affordability, program popularity, and time to degree completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recognition underscores SHSU\u2019s continued growth and its commitment to offering high\u2011quality academic pathways in fields central to Texas\u2019 workforce needs \u2014 including education, criminal justice and cybersecurity. SHSU\u2019s criminal justice programs, long considered a flagship strength of the university, earned both national and statewide distinction, while its cybersecurity program was ranked among the best in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SHSU\u2019s full profile and ranking details are available at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/research.com\/best-colleges\/sam-houston-state-university\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS \u2014 Sam Houston State University has been named among the nation\u2019s top institutions in multiple academic categories, according to Research.com\u2019s newly released Best Colleges Rankings for 2027. The independent higher\u2011education analytics platform recognized SHSU for excellence across several degree programs, highlighting both national and statewide achievement. Research.com ranked SHSU in the following categories: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvhappens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvhappens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvhappens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvhappens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvhappens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2052"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hvhappens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2054,"href":"https:\/\/hvhappens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2052\/revisions\/2054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvhappens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvhappens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvhappens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvhappens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}