Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas · Public

Of 94 assessed programs, 93 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 220 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,457
$30k to $48k	$13,851
$48k to $75k	$17,058
$75k to $110k	$22,073
$110k and up	$24,622
All families (average)	$19,070

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

94 of 314 programs could be assessed 30% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Texas high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$75,702	+$40,893	clears the bar	$19,812	0.5 yrs	456
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$56,117	+$21,308	clears the bar	$23,429	1.1 yrs	363
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$72,953	+$38,144	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	339
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,051	+$18,242	clears the bar	$21,500	1.2 yrs	303
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$62,247	+$27,438	clears the bar	$20,250	0.7 yrs	292
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$86,795	+$51,986	clears the bar	$21,000	0.4 yrs	274
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$113,062	+$78,253	clears the bar	$19,500	0.2 yrs	252
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,113	+$63,304	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	247
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,375	+$23,566	clears the bar	$24,231	1.0 yrs	230
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$89,891	+$55,082	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	222
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,789	+$22,980	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	215
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$58,196	+$23,387	clears the bar	$21,600	0.9 yrs	210
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$55,753	+$20,944	clears the bar	$20,000	1.0 yrs	199
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,262	+$22,453	clears the bar	$18,750	0.8 yrs	195
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,921	+$17,112	clears the bar	$21,250	1.2 yrs	186
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$50,279	+$15,470	clears the bar	$23,250	1.5 yrs	150
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$59,466	+$24,657	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	135
Law	First Professional Degree	$100,716	+$65,907	clears the bar	$86,163	1.3 yrs	127
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$63,871	+$29,062	clears the bar	$20,000	0.7 yrs	117
Accounting	Master's Degree	$97,392	+$62,583	clears the bar	$21,200	0.3 yrs	115
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$69,689	+$34,880	clears the bar	$15,750	0.5 yrs	108
Special Education	Master's Degree	$66,336	+$31,527	clears the bar	$30,040	1.0 yrs	104
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,747	+$64,938	clears the bar	$27,232	0.4 yrs	96
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,527	+$16,718	clears the bar	$22,231	1.3 yrs	89
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,969	+$55,160	clears the bar	$25,980	0.5 yrs	85
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$59,001	+$24,192	clears the bar	$22,250	0.9 yrs	84
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$65,928	+$31,119	clears the bar	$28,675	0.9 yrs	83
History	Bachelor's Degree	$52,969	+$18,160	clears the bar	$21,237	1.2 yrs	82
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$69,628	+$34,819	clears the bar	$21,198	0.6 yrs	78
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$69,664	+$34,855	clears the bar	$27,954	0.8 yrs	74
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$107,110	+$72,301	clears the bar	$26,000	0.4 yrs	69
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$60,860	+$26,051	clears the bar	$24,641	0.9 yrs	64
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$68,973	+$34,164	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	62
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$48,134	+$13,325	clears the bar	$22,897	1.7 yrs	60
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	$69,015	+$34,206	clears the bar	$23,471	0.7 yrs	60
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$57,043	+$22,234	clears the bar	$27,000	1.2 yrs	59
English	Bachelor's Degree	$50,849	+$16,040	clears the bar	$20,000	1.2 yrs	55
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,013	+$28,204	clears the bar	$22,718	0.8 yrs	52
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$57,221	+$22,412	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	48
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$66,230	+$31,421	clears the bar	$17,550	0.6 yrs	47
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,266	+$63,457	clears the bar	$28,500	0.4 yrs	45
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$50,892	+$16,083	clears the bar	$27,000	1.7 yrs	45
Architecture	Master's Degree	$74,979	+$40,170	clears the bar	$26,578	0.7 yrs	44
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	$81,195	+$46,386	clears the bar	$22,489	0.5 yrs	44
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$75,455	+$40,646	clears the bar	$47,372	1.2 yrs	44
Agricultural Public Services	Bachelor's Degree	$50,248	+$15,439	clears the bar	$20,000	1.3 yrs	43
Petroleum Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$139,864	+$105,055	clears the bar	$24,850	0.2 yrs	43
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Master's Degree	$92,464	+$57,655	clears the bar	$25,643	0.4 yrs	43
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$65,068	+$30,259	clears the bar	$29,024	1.0 yrs	40
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$53,206	+$18,397	clears the bar	$22,000	1.2 yrs	38
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,615	+$57,806	clears the bar	$24,250	0.4 yrs	37
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$78,435	+$43,626	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	35
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$59,564	+$24,755	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$62,457	+$27,648	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	34
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$58,441	+$23,632	clears the bar	$25,750	1.1 yrs	32
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$61,932	+$27,123	clears the bar	$52,242	1.9 yrs	31
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$62,087	+$27,278	clears the bar	$21,500	0.8 yrs	31
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$47,290	+$12,481	clears the bar	$19,750	1.6 yrs	27
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	$58,759	+$23,950	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$70,673	+$35,864	clears the bar	$27,487	0.8 yrs	25
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$30,074	-$4,735	falls short	$23,250	insufficient data	25
Finance	Master's Degree	$69,066 1-year earnings	+$34,257	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$89,918	+$55,109	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$57,435 1-year earnings	+$22,626	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	22
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$84,635	+$49,826	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$90,540	+$55,731	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Music	Doctoral Degree	$57,408	+$22,599	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Social Work	Master's Degree	$61,750	+$26,941	clears the bar	$25,650	1.0 yrs	19
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,913	+$8,104	clears the bar	$26,000	3.2 yrs	19
Landscape Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$54,701 1-year earnings	+$19,892	clears the bar	$27,000	1.4 yrs	18
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$64,716	+$29,907	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,143	+$55,334	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	18
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	$89,607	+$54,798	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$86,278	+$51,469	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Construction Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,312	+$67,503	clears the bar	$24,446	0.4 yrs	17
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$74,591	+$39,782	clears the bar	$25,250	0.6 yrs	17
Music	Master's Degree	$52,995	+$18,186	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Museology/Museum Studies	Master's Degree	$40,956	+$6,147	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$75,064	+$40,255	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Theatre	Master's Degree	$48,879	+$14,070	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$48,542 1-year earnings	+$13,733	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,496	+$21,687	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	8
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Doctoral Degree	$92,899	+$58,090	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$60,831	+$26,022	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$60,563	+$25,754	clears the bar	$20,494	0.8 yrs	4
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	$57,343	+$22,534	clears the bar	$25,000	1.1 yrs	0
Interior Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$64,751	+$29,942	clears the bar	$21,950	0.7 yrs	0
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$81,289	+$46,480	clears the bar	$24,912	0.5 yrs	0
Information Science	Master's Degree	$118,405	+$83,596	clears the bar	$23,017	0.3 yrs	0
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	$56,024	+$21,215	clears the bar	$30,479	1.4 yrs	0
Science, Technology and Society	Bachelor's Degree	$88,953	+$54,144	clears the bar	$27,067	0.5 yrs	0
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$110,865	+$76,056	clears the bar	$32,703	0.4 yrs	0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$66,440	+$31,631	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	0
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Bachelor's Degree	$54,498	+$19,689	clears the bar	$18,750	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	311
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	310
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	225
Data Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Biological and Physical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Agricultural Public Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Agricultural Business and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Finance	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Animal Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Special Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.