Graduates of Sam Houston State University with Ph.D., M.A., or M.S. degrees are shaping the future of justice working in all aspects of the field. Below are examples of positions held by graduates of our master's and Ph.D. programs.
Law Enforcement
- Deputy Sheriffs
- Municipal Police
- Texas Ranges
- DPS Officers
- Deputy Director of FBI
- Agent FBI
- Agent DEA
- Agent ATF
- Agent Secret Service
- Agent Homeland Security
- U.S. Marshal
- U.S. State Department
- I.R.S Agent
- U.S. Customs Agent
- Loss Prevention
Corrections
- Regional Supervisors of Prisons
- Prison Wardens
- State and Federal Probation Officers
- Chief State and Federal Probation Officer
- State and Federal Parole Officer
- Director of Correctional Treatment
- State Parole Board Member
- Director of Municipal and County Youth Services
- Executive Director of Texas Youth Commission
- County Juvenile Detention Supervisors
- Director, Correctional Management Institute of Texas
Courts
- State District Judges
- Court Security
- Victim Services Coordinators
- District Attorneys
- Trial Lawyers
Academic
- College Professor
- Associate Dean
- Dean
- University Vice-President
