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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Texas Tech.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

Texas Tech Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 27
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 67

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Texas Tech. This makes it the #17 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from Texas Tech Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas Tech is $75,153. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

24% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 70 chem eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Texas Tech, about 76% were men and 24% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 28
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Texas Tech Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

22% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a master's degree in chem eng from Texas Tech. About 78% were men and 22% were women.

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In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Texas Tech also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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