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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Texas Tech University

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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Texas Tech University

Every agriculture and agriculture operations school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the agriculture and agriculture operations program at Texas Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students received their master's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations.

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

Texas Tech Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
  • Doctorate Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Texas Tech does offer online education options in agriculture and agriculture operations for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Texas Tech Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

66% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 61 agriculture and agriculture operations students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Texas Tech, about 34% were men and 66% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in agriculture and agriculture operations each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a agriculture and agriculture operations master's degree from Texas Tech, 72% 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 agriculture and agriculture operations.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 44
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

If you plan to be a agriculture and agriculture operations 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
Agricultural Economics & Business 28
Plant Sciences 27
Agricultural Public Services 21
Animal Science 20
Animal Services 8
Food Science Technology 3

Careers That Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture and agriculture operations 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
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 117,010 $59,580
Retail Sales Supervisors 96,740 $45,570
Computer User Support Specialists 60,380 $52,250
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics 18,110 $49,620
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 17,160 $63,860

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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