Psychology at Texas Tech University

If you are interested in studying psychology, 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, 33 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

Texas Tech Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Texas Tech Psychology Rankings

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Texas Tech. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 16% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology 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
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	47
Child Development & Psychology	23
General Psychology	5

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Psychology Professors	3,080	$78,270
Psychologists	740	$90,780

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.