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Biotechnology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Biotechnology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

If you plan to study biotechnology, take a look at what Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

TTUHSC is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 5,274.

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

TTUHSC Biotechnology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biotech

TTUHSC Biotechnology Rankings

Biotech Student Demographics at TTUHSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

TTUHSC Biotechnology Master’s Program

70% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biotech master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

If you plan to be a biotech 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 Health Sciences Center. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology 13

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech 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 Health Sciences Center.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Biological Science Professors 4,470 $99,940
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Biological Scientists 2,100 $80,900

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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