Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.
Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:
At a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. With 95% of instructors full time, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is above the national average of 47%.
For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.
Students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center can choose from 16 majors with reported graduates spanning 2 broad fields of study.
The degree levels available at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are shown below:
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 1,142 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 319 |
| Medicine | 165 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 157 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 117 |
For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.
As you weigh academic life at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, a few more questions are worth asking:
Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic: