by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Texas Tech University Graduate School. Learn how it ranks, what graduate degree programs it offers, how diverse it is, and much more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.
College Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed.Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Texas Tech University landed the #201 spot in College Factual’s 2026 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 4,630 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year’s ranking.Texas Tech also ranked #12 for Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas.
Texas Tech was ranked #201 in the 2026 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 4,630 schools that were included in the ranking.Texas Tech also ranked #12 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Texas.
### Best Graduate Certificate Schools RankingIn College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States ranking, Texas Tech took the #201 spot out of 4,630 schools. Texas Tech also ranked #12 for Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas.
In College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, Texas Tech took the #201 spot out of 4,630 schools. In addition, Texas Tech took the #12 spot for Best Graduate Schools in Texas.
Texas Tech University was the school of choice for 8,177 graduate students in the last year for which we have data.In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students.Our findings are below.
Women make up 56.0% of the total graduate student body at Texas Tech while men make up 44.0%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 28.6% of the graduate students who attend Texas Tech are from a racial-ethnic minority group*.The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 27.3% of graduate students hail from another country.For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $22,590 | $33,990 |
| Fees | $4,942 | $4,942 |
The typical graduate student at Texas Tech who borrowed carries a median debt of $24,305.
After earning their master’s degree from Texas Tech, graduates go on to jobs with an average early-career salary of $84,045.
The average early-career salary for doctoral degree recipients from Texas Tech is $93,523.
Graduate students who earn their professional degree at Texas Tech enter the workforce with an average early-career salary of $104,362.
Yearly salaries vary depending on the field of study, but the table below shows the highest-earning graduate fields of study at Texas Tech based on the early-career earnings of recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Educational Assessment | $121,452 |
| Business Administration & Management | $110,997 |
| Electrical Engineering | $110,047 |
| Law | $104,362 |
| Accounting | $95,346 |
| Information Science/Studies. | $87,966 |
| Family & Consumer Economics | $78,644 |
| Environmental Engineering | $76,829 |
| General Architecture | $72,822 |
| Other Interdisciplinary Studies | $70,117 |
Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas.Lubbock is a great location for students who prefer city over country life. Get more details about the location of Texas Tech University.
Contact details for Texas Tech are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Broadway and University Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79409-5005 |
| Phone: | 806-742-2011 |
| Website: | www.ttu.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/TexasTechYou |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/texastech |
46.7% of the graduate students at Texas Tech took at least one online course.Approximately 32.3% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
Only the degree programs in which master’s degrees were awarded are listed here.
As with the master’s degree programs, only the programs that awarded doctorate degrees are shown here.
Only the programs in which a graduate certificate was awarded are shown here.
The programs below are those in which the school awarded a professional degree.
| Professional Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law | 145 | $104,362 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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