Programs & majors brief
Texas Tech University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Texas Tech?
68 of 68 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum Engineering | 43 | $139,864 | #3 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 252 | $113,062 | #28 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 69 | $107,110 | #54 |
| Construction Engineering small degree count | 17 | $102,312 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 96 | $99,747 | #57 |
| Industrial Engineering | 45 | $98,266 | #41 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 247 | $98,113 | #51 |
| Computer Engineering | 37 | $92,615 | #121 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count | 18 | $90,143 | — |
| Civil Engineering | 85 | $89,969 | #55 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 222 | $89,891 | #51 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 274 | $86,795 | #60 |
| Business/Commerce, General small degree count | 18 | $86,278 | — |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | 35 | $78,435 | #2 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 456 | $75,702 | #81 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 17 | $74,591 | — |
| Marketing | 339 | $72,953 | #57 |
| Chemistry | 25 | $70,673 | #69 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 108 | $69,689 | #14 |
| Mathematics | 74 | $69,664 | #125 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 78 | $69,628 | #13 |
| Economics | 62 | $68,973 | #175 |
| Architecture | 117 | $63,871 | #26 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 52 | $63,013 | #64 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 34 | $62,457 | #5 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 292 | $62,247 | #34 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 31 | $62,087 | #18 |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 5 | $60,831 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 135 | $59,466 | #164 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 84 | $59,001 | #80 |
| Social Work | 32 | $58,441 | #54 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 230 | $58,375 | #52 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 210 | $58,196 | #91 |
| Biology, General | 215 | $57,789 | #181 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 195 | $57,262 | #35 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 48 | $57,221 | #46 |
| Music | 59 | $57,043 | #15 |
| International/Globalization Studies small degree count | 8 | $56,496 | — |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 363 | $56,117 | #1 |
| Animal Sciences | 199 | $55,753 | #3 |
| Journalism | 38 | $53,206 | #71 |
| Psychology, General | 303 | $53,051 | #123 |
| History | 82 | $52,969 | #106 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 186 | $51,921 | #25 |
| Sociology | 89 | $51,527 | #145 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 45 | $50,892 | #33 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 55 | $50,849 | #131 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 150 | $50,279 | #28 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 43 | $50,248 | #6 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 60 | $48,134 | #128 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 27 | $47,290 | #109 |
| Anthropology small degree count | 19 | $42,913 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 25 | $30,074 | #136 |
| Plant Sciences | 33 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Food Science and Technology small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Landscape Architecture small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Education, General | 225 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | 66 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 310 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 31 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Texas Tech?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Texas Tech majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General#1
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies#2
- Animal Sciences#3
- Petroleum Engineering#3
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services#5
- Agricultural Public Services#6
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology#13
- Agricultural Business and Management#14
- Music#15
- Nutrition Sciences#18
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services#25
- Architecture#26
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication#28
- Computer and Information Sciences, General#28
- Fine and Studio Arts#33
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication#34
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other#35
- Industrial Engineering#41
- Hospitality Administration/Management#46
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
What a student earns after graduating from Texas Tech University depends heavily on the field they choose. Azimuth's program rankings are built to surface that variation: they evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation.
The university has 46 ranked programs and earnings data for 53 fields. Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, not a count of students.
The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 20.1% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Communication & Journalism at 10.0% and Biological Sciences at 10.0%. The largest single program is Business Administration and Management, with 456 degrees awarded and a national rank of #81 in its field.
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences is the top-ranked program nationally at #1 in its field, with 363 degrees awarded and median earnings of $56,117 four years after completion. The highest-earning program is a much smaller one: Petroleum Engineering graduates earn $139,864 four years out, from 43 degrees awarded a year.
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies also stands out, ranked #2 nationally in its field with earnings of $78,435, which is 1.47x the national median for the field. Across all fields, 23.5% of degrees awarded are in STEM.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.