How much money do Texas Tech University graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $45,500 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $58,500 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Texas Tech graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Petroleum Engineering with a median starting salary of $74,200 followed by Chemical Engineering paying $71,700 and Computer and Information Sciences graduates who have a median starting income of $71,300 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (Doctoral Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $85,800 followed by Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degree) at $79,500 and Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) who earn $71,400 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Texas Tech University graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (Doctoral Degree) | $85,800 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degree) | $79,500 |
| Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $74,200 |
| Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $71,700 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $71,400 |
| Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $71,300 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $69,900 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $68,000 |
| Construction Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $65,900 |
| Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $63,100 |
| Science, Technology and Society (Bachelor’s Degree) | $63,000 |
| Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $62,900 |
| Information Science/Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $62,600 |
| Law (First Professional Degree) | $60,200 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $59,700 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $57,400 |
| Architecture (Master's Degree) | $51,900 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $51,200 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $50,800 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies (Master's Degree) | $50,600 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) | $48,500 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $48,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) | $46,800 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $45,900 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,600 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,100 |
| Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,100 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Master's Degree) | $42,900 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $41,700 |
| Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $41,600 |
| Music (Bachelor’s Degree) | $41,400 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,800 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Master's Degree) | $40,000 |
| Interior Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,800 |
| Agriculture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,700 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,600 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,900 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,800 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,800 |
| Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,700 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) | $34,800 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,600 |
| Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,500 |
| International Business (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,800 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,700 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,100 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,700 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,700 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,300 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,300 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,900 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,500 |
| Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,700 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,600 |
| Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,500 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,400 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,900 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,500 |
| Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,700 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,700 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,600 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,700 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=229115 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Texas Tech University.