Accounting at Texas Tech University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Texas Tech University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 students received their master's degree in accounting.

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

Texas Tech Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Texas Tech Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Texas Tech, 66% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	79
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Hospitality Management
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	13,300	$44,390

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.