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Engineering at Texas Tech University

If you are interested in studying engineering, 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 207 students received their master's degree in engineering.

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

Texas Tech Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Texas Tech Engineering Rankings

There were 74 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Engineering Master’s Program

24% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 207 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Texas Tech, about 76% were men and 24% were women.

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In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% 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 engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 65
International Students 77
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Texas Tech University. 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
Electrical Engineering 43
Chemical Engineering 41
Mechanical Engineering 37
Civil Engineering 36
Industrial Engineering 36
Petroleum Engineering 26
Systems Engineering 17
Biomedical Engineering 14
Environmental Engineering 14
General Engineering 10
Computer Engineering 4
Manufacturing Engineering 2
Energy Systems Engineering 2
Engineering Science 1
Construction Engineering 1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Software Applications Developers 71,260 $108,760
Systems Software Developers 28,720 $110,740
Civil Engineers 24,460 $102,990
Mechanical Engineers 20,820 $105,570
Petroleum Engineers 19,260 $169,010

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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