Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Texas Tech University

What traits are you looking for in a agribusiness school? To help you decide if Texas Tech University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's agribusiness program.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322.

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

Texas Tech Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness
• Master’s Degree in Agribusiness

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Texas Tech does offer online courses in agribusiness for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Texas Tech Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Rankings

The agribusiness major at Texas Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations. 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.

Agribusiness Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of agribusiness bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agribusiness 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 agribusiness.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Texas Tech Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of agribusiness master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the agribusiness master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Agricultural Business
• Agricultural Economics

Careers That Agribusiness Grads May Go Into

A degree in agribusiness 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
Agricultural Sciences Professors	1,010	$93,580
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	400	$81,330

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Johan Hendrikse under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.