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Mathematics at Texas Tech University

Mathematics at Texas Tech University

If you plan to study mathematics, 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 approximately 40,322 students attend the school each year.

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

Texas Tech Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Math
  • Master’s Degree in Math

Texas Tech Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Texas Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics. 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 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

28% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 72% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its math 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 math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 30
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Texas Tech Mathematics Master’s Program

33% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of math master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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Of the students who received a math master's degree from Texas Tech, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a master's in math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Mathematics

If you plan to be a math major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics 134

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
Mathematical Science Professors 4,780 $83,460
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Statisticians 1,860 $84,940

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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