Electrical Engineering at Texas Tech University

Every electrical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the EE program at Texas Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322. Of the 6,884 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University in 2021, 70 of them were electrical engineering majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Electrical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in EE
• Master’s Degree in EE
• Doctorate Degree in EE

Texas Tech Electrical Engineering Rankings

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

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in EE from Texas Tech. This makes it the #79 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Texas Tech EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas Tech is $73,975. This is 6% higher than $69,521, which is the national average for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 70 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in EE from Texas Tech in 2021, 87% were men and 13% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its EE 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	28
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Texas Tech Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a master's degree in EE from Texas Tech. About 22% of these graduates were women and the other 78% were men.

In the EE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Texas Tech also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in EE 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
Electrical Engineers	14,680	$106,260
Electronics Engineers	13,000	$119,260
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
Aerospace Engineers	6,770	$122,570

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.