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Texas Tech University

Texas
#558 / #172
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#1458
Most Desirable School
Public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States

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About Texas Tech University

According to Wikipedia, Texas Tech University is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on October 2, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship institution of the five-institution Texas Tech University System. As of Fall 2023, the university enrolled 40,944 students, making it the sixth-largest university in Texas. Over 25% of its undergraduate student population identifies as Hispanic so the university has been designated a Hispanic-serving institution .

Texas Tech University's Online Degrees

BAAS/BS in Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management
  • Required Credits: 120
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Certificate in Charitable Financial Planning
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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Certificate in Essentials of Business
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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Certificate in Soil Management
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Youth Program Management (GPIDEA)
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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PSM in Professional Science
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MAB in Agribusiness
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MBA in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 42
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MS in Marketing Research and Analytics
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MPA in Public Administration
  • Required Credits: 42
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MS in Computer Science
  • Required Credits: 31
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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Certificate in Global Food Security
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BAAS in Early Childhood Education
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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BS in Early Child Care
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Autism
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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Certificate in Deaf & Blindness
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education
  • Required Credits: 27
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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Certificate in Educational Diagnostician
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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Certificate in eLearning and Online Teaching
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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Certificate in Family and Consumer Sciences Education Teacher Education
  • Required Credits: Varies
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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Certificate in Teaching Technical Communication
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Sensory Impairment and Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Visual Impairment
  • Required Credits: 24
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
PhD in Curriculum and Instruction
Degree Concentrations
  • Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education
  • Language Diversity & Literacy Studies
  • STEM
  • Required Credits: 63
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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PhD in Educational Leadership Policy
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
PhD in Family and Consumer Science Education
  • Required Credits: 72
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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EdD in Agricultural Education
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
EdD in - Educational Leadership
  • Required Credits: 72
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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EdD in Higher Education Administration
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
PhD in Special Education
  • Required Credits: 90
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MS in Agricultural Education
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA in Education
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MS in Family and Consumer Sciences Education
  • Required Credits: 41
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MEd in Curriculum and Instruction
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MEd in Educational Leadership
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MEd in Adult and Higher Education
Degree Concentrations
  • General
  • Adult Education
  • Higher Education
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MEd in Instructional Technology
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MEd in Special Education
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MME in Music Education
  • Required Credits: 30-36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BAAS in Applied Leadership
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BAAS/BS in Human Sciences
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BA in Digital Media and Professional Communication
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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BA in English
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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BA in Sociology
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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BA in Technical Communication
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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BA in Communication Studies
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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BA in General Studies
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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BS in Multidisciplinary Studies
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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BA in Political Science
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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BA/BS in University Studies
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Applied Arts & Sciences
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Book History and Digital Humanities
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Cross-Cultural Studies
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Grants and Proposals
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Advanced Digital and Social Media
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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Certificate in Agricultural Communications Leadership
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Mathematics
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in STEM Leadership Communication
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Youth Development (GPIDEA)
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
PhD in Technical Communication and Rhetoric
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA in Dance Studies
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MS in Human Development and Family Studies
Degree Concentrations
  • Gerontology
  • Youth Development
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MS in Agricultural Communications
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MA in Communication Studies
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MA in English
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MA in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MA in Mass Communication
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MA in Strategic Communication and Innovation
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MA in Technical Communication
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MSLS in Library and Information Science
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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MS in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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Certificate in Gerontology
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Orientation and Mobility
  • Required Credits: 39
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: None Reported
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BS in Plant and Soil Science
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Wind Energy
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Crop Protection
  • Required Credits: 13
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Horticultural Landscape Management
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Software Engineering
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
Certificate in Wind Energy
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
PhD in Systems and Engineering Management
  • Required Credits: 72
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Data Science
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Horticulture Science
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MEn in Engineering
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MEn in Healthcare Engineering
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Civil Engineering
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Industrial Engineering
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Manufacturing Engineering
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Mechanical Engineering
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Petroleum Engineering
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Software Engineering
  • Required Credits: 33-36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Engineering Management
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Plant and Soil Science
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported

Texas Tech University Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceGraduation RateMedian SAT ScoreMedian ACT Score
35,40067%64%118525

How Much Does Texas Tech University Cost To Attend?

Tuition (in-state)Fees (in-state)
$8,935$2,917

How Much Do Texas Tech University Graduates Make?

If you graduate from Texas Tech University, then you can expect to earn an average of $61,600 per year. You also have a 91% chance of being employed after 10 years.

Texas Tech University's Demographics

Demographic data is for full-time, on-campus students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
43,70935,0368,673

Where is Texas Tech University?

Texas Tech University is located at Broadway and University Avenue, Lubbock TX 79409-5005

How Safe is Texas Tech University?

Texas Tech University has a violent crime rate of less than .01% and a property crime rate of less than .01%. Lubbock has a violent crime rate of less than .01% and a property crime rate of less than .01%.

What Is Texas Tech University Known For?

Texas Tech University is known for it's academic work in the following disciplines:

Texas Tech University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Engineering
#332
World Rank
#355
Historical Rank
#87
USA Rank
engineering Degrees
Earth Sciences
#475
World Rank
#494
Historical Rank
#122
USA Rank
earth-science Degrees
Business
#353
World Rank
#355
Historical Rank
#125
USA Rank
business Degrees
Criminal Justice
#226
World Rank
#232
Historical Rank
#141
USA Rank
criminal-justice Degrees
Chemistry
#671
World Rank
#700
Historical Rank
#148
USA Rank
chemistry Degrees
Medical
#465
World Rank
#477
Historical Rank
#151
USA Rank
medicine Degrees
History
#414
World Rank
#424
Historical Rank
#152
USA Rank
history Degrees
Political Science
#639
World Rank
#647
Historical Rank
#161
USA Rank
political-science Degrees
Education
#637
World Rank
#641
Historical Rank
#169
USA Rank
education Degrees
Law
#524
World Rank
#535
Historical Rank
#172
USA Rank
Communications
#608
World Rank
#631
Historical Rank
#176
USA Rank
communications Degrees
Mathematics
#701
World Rank
#754
Historical Rank
#177
USA Rank
math Degrees
Biology
#656
World Rank
#686
Historical Rank
#184
USA Rank
biology Degrees
Economics
#869
World Rank
#882
Historical Rank
#186
USA Rank
economics Degrees
Computer Science
#735
World Rank
#739
Historical Rank
#192
USA Rank
computer-science Degrees
Anthropology
#604
World Rank
#600
Historical Rank
#197
USA Rank
anthropology Degrees
Physics
#879
World Rank
#918
Historical Rank
#208
USA Rank
physics Degrees
Literature
#632
World Rank
#685
Historical Rank
#220
USA Rank
literature Degrees
Philosophy
#830
World Rank
#893
Historical Rank
#255
USA Rank
philosophy Degrees
Sociology
#1037
World Rank
#1046
Historical Rank
#293
USA Rank
sociology Degrees
Psychology
#746
World Rank
#763
Historical Rank
#301
USA Rank
psychology Degrees
Social Work
#955
World Rank
#957
Historical Rank
#377
USA Rank
social-work Degrees

Who Are Texas Tech University's Most Influential Alumni?

Texas Tech University's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Nursing, Criminal Justice, and Business. Here are some of Texas Tech University's most famous alumni:

John Hinckley Jr.
John Hinckley Jr.
An Attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan .
Arati Prabhakar
Arati Prabhakar
An American engineer.
James T. Richardson
An American sociologist.
Mica Endsley
A Former Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force.
Carolyn Eisele
Carolyn Eisele
An American mathematician .
Paul E. Gray
An American electrical engineer, President of the M.I.T..
Guy McPherson
Guy McPherson
An American scientist.
John Denver
An American musician .
Larry Heck
Larry Heck
A .
Manuel H. Johnson
Manuel H. Johnson
An American economist.
M. David Rudd
An American psychologist and academic administrator.
Wes Welker
Wes Welker
An American football player and coach .

Who Are Texas Tech University's Most Influential Faculty?

Texas Tech University's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Nursing, Criminal Justice, and Business. Here are some of Texas Tech University's most famous alumni:

Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones
A Blackfeet Native American author of experimental fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and science fiction.
Benjamin Powell
An American economist.
Katharine Hayhoe
Katharine Hayhoe
An Atmospheric scientist.
Jonathan M. Gregory
Jonathan M. Gregory
A British climate modeller. Jonathan M. Gregory is Professor at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science in the University of Reading.
Linda J. S. Allen
A Biomathematician from the United States.
Kliff Kingsbury
Kliff Kingsbury
An American football player and coach .
Rossy Evelin Lima
Rossy Evelin Lima
A Mexican poet.
Graham Harrell
Graham Harrell
An American football player and coach .
Clyde Martin
A Statistician.
Kirby Hocutt
An American football player and coach, college athletics administrator.
Pat Knight
Pat Knight
An American basketball coach.
Andrew Farley
Andrew Farley
A .