Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech University

If you plan to study chemical engineering, take a look at what Texas Tech University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 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

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

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 #15 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

Related Majors

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
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.