Dance at Texas Tech University

If you are interested in studying dance, 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.

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

Texas Tech Dance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dance
• Master’s Degree in Dance

Texas Tech Dance Rankings

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

Dance Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Dance Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dance bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance 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 dance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Texas Tech Dance Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dance master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the dance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% 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 dance.

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

Concentrations Within Dance

If you plan to be a dance 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 Dance	5

Related Majors

• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

Careers That Dance Grads May Go Into

A degree in dance 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Choreographers	860	$61,850

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.