Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech University

If you are interested in studying chemical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Texas Tech University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Chemical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
• Master’s Degree in Chem Eng

Texas Tech Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at Texas Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chem eng 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 chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	33
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Texas Tech Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 35% 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 chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

If you plan to be a chem eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Chemical Engineering	111

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Energy Systems Engineering
• General Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
Chemical Engineers	7,870	$147,720
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200

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.