General Psychology at Texas Tech University

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at Texas Tech University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 345 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Texas Tech.

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

Texas Tech General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Texas Tech General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Texas Tech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Texas Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. 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
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	254

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Texas Tech. This makes it the #241 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Texas Tech Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas Tech is $29,061. This is 1% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 345 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Texas Tech. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	128
White	161
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Texas Tech General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in General Psychology from Texas Tech in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 40% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Texas Tech, 60% 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 psychology.

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

Texas Tech also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Psychology Professors	3,080	$78,270
Psychologists	740	$90,780

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.