Sociology at Texas Tech University

If you are interested in studying sociology, 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 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 Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology

Texas Tech Sociology Rankings

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

Sociology Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas Tech since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Texas Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Texas Tech Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Texas Tech University. 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
Sociology	80

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors	1,010	$82,580

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.