Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University is a public college in Lubbock, TX. Its average net price is $19,890 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $15,008 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $14,846 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $16,756 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $20,147 |
| $110,001 and up | $25,269 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $56,621 |
| 8 years after entry | $62,907 |
| 10 years after entry | $67,143 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $71,567 n=155 | $19,500 n=167 |
| Agricultural Business | $56,188 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $16,750 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Agricultural Public Services | $45,991 National median for this major n=576 | $16,144 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Animal Sciences | $37,862 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $20,847 n=193 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | $48,512 National median for this major n=408 | Not published |
| Architecture | $47,134 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $21,500 n=172 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Biology | $39,880 n=101 | $21,841 n=246 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $61,764 n=287 | $20,500 n=481 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $41,457 National median for this major n=2,766 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $79,393 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $24,750 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $77,123 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $27,000 n=122 |
| Communications | $44,524 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $22,746 n=208 |
| Computer Engineering | $87,821 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Computer Science | $82,954 Small program - rough guide n=94 | $21,500 n=254 |
| Construction Engineering | $78,954 National median for this major n=809 | $27,500 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Criminology | $42,035 National median for this major n=10,302 | Not published |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | $25,265 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | $20,679 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $56,222 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $25,500 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Education | $54,794 n=228 | $17,453 n=354 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $88,082 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | $77,937 National median for this major n=168 | $27,875 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $29,831 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $22,775 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Environmental Conservation | $42,030 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $24,500 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | $62,582 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $44,088 n=190 | $21,217 n=384 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $67,908 n=151 | $20,029 n=248 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $58,823 National median for this major n=2,808 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | $40,570 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| History | $45,322 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $22,737 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $53,711 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $39,945 n=121 | $20,479 n=202 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Industrial Engineering | $81,283 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,743 n=118 | Not published |
| Interior Architecture | $49,118 National median for this major n=692 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | $22,875 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $43,329 n=189 | $25,250 n=291 |
| Marketing | $58,876 n=212 | $19,877 n=324 |
| Mathematics | $53,055 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $25,500 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $79,884 n=233 | $27,000 n=250 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | $20,710 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $50,301 n=175 | $24,250 n=276 |
| Music | $52,432 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | $19,250 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Petroleum Engineering | $91,915 National median for this major n=586 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $38,470 n=113 | $20,500 n=311 |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | $16,387 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Political Science and Government | $38,226 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $20,750 n=161 |
| Psychology | $37,285 n=194 | $20,500 n=415 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $50,849 n=225 | $20,500 n=243 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $42,407 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $21,913 n=187 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $43,012 n=135 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Science, Technology and Society | $55,757 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,160 National median for this major n=17,635 | Not published |
| Sociology | $35,988 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $48,389 National median for this major n=3,062 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $43,915 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $20,500 n=103 |
| Studio Art | $38,355 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
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