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Mathematics at Texas Tech University

Mathematics at Texas Tech University

Every mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the math 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.

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

Texas Tech Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Math
  • Master’s Degree in Math

Texas Tech Mathematics Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Mathematics Master’s Program

33% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of math master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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Of the students who received a math master's degree from Texas Tech, 67% 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 math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Mathematics

Mathematics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Mathematics 34

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Mathematical Science Professors 4,780 $83,460
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Statisticians 1,860 $84,940

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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