History at Texas Tech University

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history 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.

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

Texas Tech History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Texas Tech History Rankings

The history major at Texas Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #99 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Texas Tech are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Texas Tech History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of history master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Texas Tech, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 17% 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 History	100

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Managers	20,710	$122,130
History Professors	2,150	$82,360
Curators	680	$57,150
Museum Technicians and Conservators	500	$44,090

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.