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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at Texas Tech University

This page shows median first-year earnings for Texas Tech graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $45,500 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $58,500. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Petroleum Engineering, with median first-year earnings of $74,200 , followed by Chemical Engineering at $71,700 , and Computer and Information Sciences at $71,300 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (Doctoral Degree), with median first-year earnings 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) at $71,400 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for Texas Tech University graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for Texas Tech University graduates ranked by degree type and major
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

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=229115.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026