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Engineering at Texas Tech University

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

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 Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Texas Tech does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

Texas Tech Engineering Rankings

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

There were 74 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Engineering Bachelor’s Program

22% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	204
White	335
International Students	73
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

Texas Tech Engineering Master’s Program

24% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	63
International Students	136
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Texas Tech University. 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
Mechanical Engineering	342
Civil Engineering	155
Electrical Engineering	113
Chemical Engineering	111
Industrial Engineering	90
Computer Engineering	55
Petroleum Engineering	50
Environmental Engineering	30
Construction Engineering	28
Systems Engineering	17
Biomedical Engineering	14
General Engineering	10
Manufacturing Engineering	2
Energy Systems Engineering	2
Engineering Science	1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Mechanical Engineers	20,820	$105,570
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010

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

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