General Psychology at Texas Tech University

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what Texas Tech University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 40,322 students attend the school each year.

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

Texas Tech General Psychology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
Master’s Degree in Psychology

Texas Tech General Psychology Rankings

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 General Psychology Master’s Program

73% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. 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 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Texas Tech, 82% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	5

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
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