by our College Data Analytics TeamWant the scoop on Texas Tech University? We have put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors Texas Tech offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much more.
Texas Tech University awards degrees and credentials ranging from bachelor’s degrees up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 15,384 undergraduate · 6,200 graduate (21,584 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at Texas Tech University.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 10,792 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 613 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 598 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 449 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 425 |
Among Texas Tech University programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Petroleum Engineering. | $89,229 |
| Chemical Engineering. | $75,153 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $73,975 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | $70,609 |
| Computer Engineering. | $69,734 |
Explore the full list of majors at Texas Tech University, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 10,792 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. · Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. · Organizational Leadership. |
613 | $49,470 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. · Financial Planning and Services. · Banking and Financial Support Services. |
449 | $52,649 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. · Marketing Research. |
425 | $47,375 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 281 | $61,842 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
281 | $52,266 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hotel/Motel Administration/Management. · Meeting and Event Planning. · Hospitality Administration/Management, General. |
62 | $45,573 |
| Real Estate. | 42 | NA |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ Retailing and Retail Operations. |
24 | NA |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. |
21 | NA |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Development. |
10 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 348 | $70,609 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
178 | $62,667 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
122 | $73,975 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 89 | $62,931 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 84 | $75,153 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. · Computer Software Engineering. |
57 | $69,734 |
| Petroleum Engineering. | 50 | $89,229 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 31 | NA |
| Construction Engineering. | 28 | $68,843 |
| Engineering, General. | 24 | NA |
| Systems Engineering. | 23 | NA |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
5 | NA |
| Manufacturing Engineering. | 5 | NA |
| Energy Systems Engineering. ↳ Energy Systems Engineering, General. |
5 | NA |
| Engineering Science. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Public Relations/Image Management. · Advertising. · Sports Communication. · Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. |
425 | $40,821 |
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. · Mass Communication/Media Studies. · Communication, General. |
313 | $37,323 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Radio and Television. · Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
188 | $28,525 |
| Journalism. | 27 | $32,005 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. |
293 | NA |
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
288 | $24,862 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
53 | $23,954 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
48 | $21,619 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
18 | NA |
| Biotechnology. | 14 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Environmental Toxicology. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Education, General. | 278 | NA |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. |
115 | $54,843 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities. |
111 | $52,752 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 79 | $53,175 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Agricultural Teacher Education. · Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. · Reading Teacher Education. |
71 | $49,955 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
29 | $39,232 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
12 | $56,013 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. ↳ Bilingual and Multilingual Education. |
11 | NA |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Statistics and Research Methods. · Educational Evaluation and Research. |
8 | NA |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides. ↳ Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
328 | $44,398 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 113 | $45,275 |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
107 | NA |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 33 | NA |
| Geography and Environmental Studies. | 20 | NA |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 16 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 10 | $37,047 |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 8 | NA |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation. ↳ Historic Preservation and Conservation, General. |
5 | NA |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 329 | $32,914 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. · Child Development. · Family and Community Services. · Child Care and Support Services Management. |
193 | $32,838 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. ↳ Family Resource Management Studies, General. |
94 | $54,342 |
| Housing and Human Environments. ↳ Housing and Human Environments, General. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Computer and Information Sciences, General. · Information Technology. |
598 | $69,234 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. · Animal Health. |
289 | $29,416 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agricultural Economics. · Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations. · Agricultural Business and Management, General. |
124 | $38,635 |
| Agricultural Public Services. ↳ Agricultural Communication/Journalism. · Agricultural and Extension Education Services. |
74 | $38,426 |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Agronomy and Crop Science. · Horticultural Science. |
69 | NA |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Science. |
15 | NA |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services. ↳ Equestrian/Equine Studies. |
11 | NA |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. ↳ Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 390 | $29,061 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Educational Psychology. · Counseling Psychology. · Clinical Psychology. |
45 | $62,474 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Experimental Psychology. · Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology. |
22 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
147 | $32,450 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · International Economics. |
88 | $43,863 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
77 | $29,867 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
24 | $27,273 |
| Criminology. | 20 | NA |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
9 | NA |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ National Security Policy Studies. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture. | 237 | $35,031 |
| Landscape Architecture. | 16 | NA |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 9 | NA |
| Environmental Design. ↳ Environmental Design/Architecture. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Keyboard Instruments. · Music Theory and Composition. · Music Pedagogy. · Music Performance, General. · Music History, Literature, and Theory. · Voice and Opera. |
113 | $42,065 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
47 | $31,264 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Interior Design. · Fashion/Apparel Design. |
43 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
36 | $25,061 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 11 | NA |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
9 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Cinematography and Film/Video Production. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ General Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
225 | $34,291 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 110 | $27,894 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. · Writing, General. |
53 | $48,170 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. · Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
146 | $32,364 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 145 | $63,983 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
42 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
34 | $39,319 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
34 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Natural Resources/Conservation, General. · Environmental Science. |
70 | $33,605 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. ↳ Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management. |
15 | NA |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. · Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
79 | $43,802 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. · Language Interpretation and Translation. |
48 | NA |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. |
36 | $28,921 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
80 | $32,908 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics/Dietitian. |
36 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. |
19 | NA |
| Public Health. ↳ International Public Health/International Health. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 40 | $37,201 |
| Public Administration. | 14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Energy Systems Technology/Technician. |
30 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 22 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Security Science and Technology. ↳ Forensic Science and Technology. |
10 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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