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Agricultural Economics & Business at Texas Tech University

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Agricultural Economics & Business at Texas Tech University

If you plan to study agricultural economics and business, take a look at what Texas Tech University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 40,322 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 98 agricultural business majors received their bachelor's degree from Texas Tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agricultural Economics & Business section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Business
  • Master’s Degree in Agricultural Business
  • Doctorate Degree in Agricultural Business

Texas Tech Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the agricultural business progam at Texas Tech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agricultural business major at Texas Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural Economics & Business. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Agricultural Economics Graduate Certificate Schools 1
Best Value Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools 3
Most Focused Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools 19

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in agricultural business from Texas Tech. This makes it the #9 most popular school for agricultural business master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in agricultural business, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Agricultural Business Graduates from Texas Tech Make?

The median salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas Tech is $38,635. This is less than $43,092, which is the national average of all agricultural business majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Agricultural Business Student Demographics at Texas Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agricultural business majors at Texas Tech University.

Texas Tech Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

28% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 98 students earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural business from Texas Tech. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural business at Texas Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor's in agricultural business.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 87
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Texas Tech Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Program

67% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of agricultural business master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a agricultural business master's degree from Texas Tech, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a master's in agricultural business.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Texas Tech also has a doctoral program available in agricultural business. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Agricultural Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural business can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas Tech University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 117,010 $59,580
Computer User Support Specialists 60,380 $52,250
Agricultural Products Graders and Sorters 5,540 $24,440
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 1,280 $52,170
Agricultural Sciences Professors 1,010 $93,580

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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