Which Texas Tech major has the lowest debt?

Applied Horticulture graduates leave with a median of $18,750 in federal loans, the lowest among 59 Texas Tech bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Texas Tech cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $11,852 a year, and $24,451 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $19,070 a year.

How many Texas Tech programs report graduate pay?

59 bachelor's programs at Texas Tech report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Texas Tech Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Texas Tech University
Public university
Lubbock, TX
32,394 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

59 Texas Tech bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Engineering pays the most in the first year ($85,619), and Nutrition Science the least ($23,843). The median program pays $40,600.

In-state tuition and fees$11,852Per year. Out-of-state $24,451

Average net price after aid$19,070Per year

Graduation rate69%Within 6 years

Admission rate73%Of applicants

All 59 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Texas" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Texas. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Texas
1	Computer EngineeringAbout 52 graduates a year	$85,619	$104,343	$27,000	2nd of 9
2	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 259 graduates a year	$82,521	$106,327	$23,197	3rd of 32
3	Petroleum EngineeringAbout 37 graduates a year	$80,460	$116,140	$26,090	2nd of 6
4	Electrical EngineeringAbout 75 graduates a year	$79,544	$98,444	$26,000	8th of 19
5	Chemical EngineeringAbout 89 graduates a year	$77,586	$96,061	$28,000	6th of 8
6	Environmental EngineeringAbout 18 graduates a year	$76,708	Not reported	$19,750	1st of 1
7	Construction EngineeringAbout 32 graduates a year	$75,421	$102,183	$24,098	1st of 3
8	Civil EngineeringAbout 117 graduates a year	$74,655	$91,736	$27,000	4th of 12
9	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 254 graduates a year	$73,268	$93,452	$25,396	8th of 23
10	Industrial EngineeringAbout 54 graduates a year	$71,545	$104,083	$29,000	4th of 8
11	Science, Technology, and SocietyGraduates a year not reported	$69,382	$89,025	$28,750	1st of 1
12	AccountingAbout 205 graduates a year	$63,059	$87,025	$21,673	6th of 39
13	FinanceAbout 288 graduates a year	$58,535	$92,415	$21,500	7th of 39
14	PhysicsAbout 19 graduates a year	$57,435	Not reported	$25,000	1st of 6
15	Information ScienceGraduates a year not reported	$55,081	$93,736	$25,000	2nd of 3
16	Landscape ArchitectureAbout 15 graduates a year	$54,701	$67,991	$27,000	1st of 2
17	AgricultureGraduates a year not reported	$54,596	$52,441	$27,000	2nd of 7
18	Family and Consumer EconomicsAbout 37 graduates a year	$53,997	$70,532	$27,750	1st of 2
19	Business AdministrationAbout 540 graduates a year	$53,528	$80,948	$21,174	8th of 63
20	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 215 graduates a year	$50,664	$56,016	$22,800	12th of 39
21	Agricultural BusinessAbout 114 graduates a year	$50,509	$79,142	$19,588	2nd of 6
22	MusicAbout 76 graduates a year	$49,906	$51,813	$27,816	9th of 21
23	MarketingAbout 383 graduates a year	$49,773	$76,074	$21,117	8th of 39
24	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 20 graduates a year	$49,727	$57,013	$25,750	2nd of 6
25	MathematicsAbout 60 graduates a year	$45,476	$60,209	$29,750	18th of 21
26	Interior ArchitectureGraduates a year not reported	$45,345	$57,328	$21,950	2nd of 4
27	EconomicsAbout 64 graduates a year	$44,292	$69,569	$27,125	12th of 14
28	Hospitality ManagementAbout 43 graduates a year	$41,506	$67,259	$22,500	1st of 6
29	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 259 graduates a year	$41,023	$58,729	$21,500	6th of 10
30	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 239 graduates a year	$40,600	$54,047	$28,713	10th of 25
31	Writing and RhetoricAbout 11 graduates a year	$39,943	$58,424	$21,500	2nd of 7
32	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 184 graduates a year	$39,096	$51,726	$23,250	1st of 10
33	ArchitectureAbout 142 graduates a year	$39,060	$62,018	$21,699	6th of 6
34	HistoryAbout 76 graduates a year	$38,687	$56,372	$22,250	5th of 23
35	Specialized Sales and MerchandisingGraduates a year not reported	$36,686	$53,186	$22,317	4th of 8
36	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 86 graduates a year	$36,601	$46,915	$24,000	4th of 9
37	Agricultural Public ServicesAbout 52 graduates a year	$36,134	$54,653	$20,500	2nd of 2
38	Family and Consumer SciencesAbout 380 graduates a year	$35,501	$49,657	$26,690	2nd of 3
39	Political ScienceAbout 124 graduates a year	$35,114	$57,886	$23,375	11th of 27
40	Animal ScienceAbout 214 graduates a year	$34,933	$54,222	$21,369	2nd of 10
41	Applied HorticultureGraduates a year not reported	$34,598	Not reported	$18,750	2nd of 2
42	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 44 graduates a year	$34,428	$41,695	$27,846	4th of 19
43	CommunicationsAbout 201 graduates a year	$34,028	$62,488	$25,000	15th of 33
44	Social WorkAbout 22 graduates a year	$33,921	$54,331	$29,875	19th of 24
45	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 102 graduates a year	$33,705	$58,772	$23,490	19th of 42
46	PsychologyAbout 393 graduates a year	$33,647	$49,483	$23,250	15th of 52
47	International StudiesAbout 10 graduates a year	$33,504	Not reported	$21,500	5th of 7
48	SociologyAbout 82 graduates a year	$32,207	$52,686	$25,000	12th of 19
49	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 68 graduates a year	$32,027	$68,301	$25,000	5th of 9
50	ChemistryAbout 26 graduates a year	$31,573	$68,194	$27,243	11th of 12
51	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 165 graduates a year	$31,546	$50,880	$24,250	8th of 14
52	BiologyAbout 238 graduates a year	$30,608	$55,979	$24,875	20th of 43
53	AnthropologyAbout 20 graduates a year	$30,385	Not reported	$26,500	4th of 11
54	JournalismAbout 31 graduates a year	$29,622	Not reported	$23,250	8th of 9
55	TheatreAbout 23 graduates a year	$28,933	Not reported	$26,500	3rd of 15
56	MicrobiologyAbout 52 graduates a year	$27,445	$76,515	$22,985	3rd of 5
57	EnglishAbout 64 graduates a year	$26,518	$55,277	$20,500	24th of 30
58	Romance LanguagesAbout 31 graduates a year	$25,814	$55,962	$19,750	11th of 12
59	Nutrition ScienceAbout 38 graduates a year	$23,843	Not reported	$24,250	3rd of 3

Program names link to the program's own page, and Texas ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Texas programs in the field do too.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Applied Horticulture$18,750
Agricultural Business$19,588
Environmental Engineering$19,750
Romance Languages$19,750
Agricultural Public Services$20,500

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 540 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 393 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 383 graduates a year
Family and Consumer SciencesAbout 380 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 288 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Engineering graduates earn a median of $85,619 in their first year, the most of 59 Texas Tech bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Texas rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels