Accounting at Texas Tech University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Texas Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 40,322 students attend the school each year.

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

Texas Tech Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Texas Tech Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Texas Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas Tech since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Texas Tech are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	117
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Texas Tech Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Texas Tech, 61% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	62
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	326

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• General Sales & Marketing
• Hospitality Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• General Business/Commerce

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	13,300	$44,390

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.