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title: Texas Tech University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Lubbock, TX
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $62,454 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $41,009 – $91,778 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,250 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 69% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $27,443 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 82% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.24× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $34,454 | derived |

**69% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $15,250 (≈ 24% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $21,619 to $89,229 across 81 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Petroleum Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $89,229 | $24,850 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | Doctoral Degree | $82,752 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $81,271 | $32,703 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $75,153 | $27,232 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,975 | $26,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,609 | $25,000 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,734 | $24,250 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,234 | $19,500 |
| Construction Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,843 | $24,446 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $63,983 | $86,163 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,040 | $25,980 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,931 | $28,500 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $62,474 | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $62,244 | not reported |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $62,003 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $61,934 | $21,200 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,842 | not reported |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. | Master's Degree | $61,464 | $25,643 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Doctoral Degree | $61,462 | $47,372 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,695 | $24,912 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $56,013 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $54,843 | $28,675 |
| Science, Technology and Society. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,539 | $27,067 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's Degree | $53,585 | $22,489 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $53,269 | $26,578 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $52,752 | $30,040 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,649 | $21,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $49,955 | not reported |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Master's Degree | $49,577 | $23,471 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,470 | $19,812 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $47,835 | $29,024 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,589 | $20,500 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,375 | $20,500 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $46,650 | $25,650 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Master's Degree | $45,979 | not reported |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,573 | $21,500 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,136 | $27,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,133 | $18,750 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,863 | $27,000 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,802 | $27,954 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,170 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's Degree | $41,526 | $24,641 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,980 | $18,750 |
| Agriculture, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,784 | $25,000 |
| Music. | Doctoral Degree | $39,898 | not reported |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,319 | $25,250 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $39,232 | $52,242 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,635 | $15,750 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,482 | $20,250 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,427 | $20,494 |
| Agricultural Public Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,426 | $20,000 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | Master's Degree | $37,845 | $30,479 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,047 | $21,500 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,369 | $21,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $35,200 | $17,550 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,046 | $21,600 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,291 | $24,231 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,154 | not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Master's Degree | $33,717 | not reported |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and  Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,632 | $21,500 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,605 | $22,897 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,914 | $23,429 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,908 | $21,237 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,838 | $21,250 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,450 | $21,500 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,005 | $22,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,330 | $22,250 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,264 | $27,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,902 | $25,750 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,726 | $20,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,867 | $22,231 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,416 | $20,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,061 | $21,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,921 | $19,750 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,525 | $23,250 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,894 | $20,000 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,273 | $26,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,862 | $21,500 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,954 | $22,718 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,176 | $23,250 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,619 | $21,198 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Texas Tech University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?229115

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