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Mathematics at Texas Tech University

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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. In 2021, 100 math majors received their bachelor's degree from Texas Tech.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Math

Texas Tech Mathematics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks math programs across the country. The following shows how Texas Tech performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Mathematics Graduate Certificate Schools 2
Best Value Mathematics Schools 66
Best Mathematics Schools 137

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in math from Texas Tech. This makes it the #73 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Math Graduates from Texas Tech Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas Tech is $43,802. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $43,164 for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

22% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 100 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in math from Texas Tech in 2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 4
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 43
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Texas Tech Mathematics Master’s Program

45% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 math majors earned their master's degree from Texas Tech. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were women.

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In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 30% 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 math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Texas Tech also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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