Civil Engineering at Texas Tech University

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

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 Civil Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Texas Tech Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at Texas Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #63 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its civil 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	52
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Texas Tech Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 13% 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

The following civil eng concentations are available at Texas Tech University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	155

Related Majors

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

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil 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
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
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.