Texas Tech University

Red Raider Grad Stats

The average estimated salary and top employers for graduates from each college are powerful tools for our alumni, prospective, and current students. Red Raider Grad Stats, powered by Steppingblocks, can be used for research, exploring different majors, salary negotiation, and mapping a career path, empowering you to make informed decisions about your future. 

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Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources

Average Estimated Salary: $66,817 (n=2,734)

Top Employers:

  • Texas A&M University
  • Cargill
  • BASF
  • Bayer
  • Capital Farm Credit
  • US House of Representatives
  • City of Lubbock
  • Agrellus
  • AgTexas Farm Credit
  • USDA

Majors: Animal Science, Agricultural & Applied Economics, Plant & Soil Science, Agricultural Communications, Natural Resources Management, Landscape Architecture, Agricultural Education, Agribusiness, Food Science, Horticulture Science, Wildlife, Aquatic & Wildlands Science & Management, Ranch Management, Agricultural Communications & Education, Agriculture Undeclared, Conservation Law Enforcement 

Huckabee College of Architecture

Average Estimated Salary: $72,489 (n=758)

Top Employers:

  • Parkhill
  • Page Southerland Page, Inc.
  • Perkins&Will
  • Corgan
  • GFF
  • HKS Architecture & Planning
  • WRA Architects, Inc.
  • Gensler
  • O'Brien Architects
  • BRR Architecture

College of Arts & Sciences

Average Estimated Salary: $67,153 (n=12,811)

Top Employers:

  • Baylor Scott & White Health
  • UMC Health System
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • H-E-B
  • Amazon
  • Texas Health Resources
  • Covenant Health
  • Lubbock ISD
  • City of Lubbock
  • Fidelity Investments

Majors: Psychology, Kinesiology, Biology, Political Science, English, Economics, Pre-Nursing, General Studies, Mathematics, History, Chemistry, Geosciences, Sport Management, Sociology, Spanish, Microbiology, Social Work, Physics, Biochemistry, Technical Communication, Anthropology, International Economics, Renewable Energy, Public Administration, Philosophy 

Rawls College of Business

Average Estimated Salary: $76,870 (n=14,199)

Top Employers:

  • EY
  • KPMG
  • PWC
  • Dell Technologies
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Fidelity Investments
  • Amazon
  • Deloitte
  • Whitley Penn
  • H-E-B

Majors: Marketing, Management, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration General Business, Data Science, Energy Commerce, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, Marketing Research & Analytics 

College of Education

Average Estimated Salary: $75,975 (n=2,068)

Top Employers:

  • Lubbock ISD
  • Dallas ISD
  • Angelo State University
  • Fort Worth ISD
  • Action Behavior Centers- ABA Therapy for Autism
  • Austin ISD
  • Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
  • Cypress-Fairbanks Branch ISD
  • Frenship ISD
  • Frisco ISD

Majors: Education, Special Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Higher Education  Educational Leadership, Counselor Education, Education Psychology, Language & Literacy, Secondary Education, Multidisciplinary Science, Instructional Technology,  Bilingual Education & English as a Second Language 

Whitacre College of Engineering

Average Estimated Salary: $82,812 (n=9,348)

Top Employers:

  • Lockheed Martin
  • Texas Instruments
  • Kimley-Horn
  • Amazon
  • L3Harris Technologies
  • Intel Corporation
  • General Motors
  • SLB
  • Samsung Electronics
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Majors: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Construction Engineering, Engineering, Computer Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Systems & Engineering Management, Software Engineering, Bioengineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Software & Security Engineering 

Honors College

Average Estimated Salary: $55,901 (n=39)

Top Employers:

  • 3D Design & Engineering
  • AFFCU
  • Brent Allen State Farm
  • Cardinal Health
  • City of Austin
  • Colliers
  • Covenant Health
  • East-West

Majors: Arts & Letters, Honors Sciences & the Humanities 

College of Health & Human Sciences

Average Estimated Salary: $65,029 (n=5,011)

Top Employers:

  • Fidelity Investments

  • UMC Health System
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    Charles Schwab

  • Action Behavior Centers- ABA Therapy for Autism
  • Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits
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    H-E-B

  •  

    Aramark

  •  

    Hilton

  •  

    Baylor Scott & White Health

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    Lubbock ISD

Majors: Human Development & Family Studies, Restaurant, Hotel, & Institution Management, Human Sciences, Personal Financial Planning, Interior Design, Nutritional Sciences & Dietetics, Early Childhood Education, Retail Management, Fashion Merchandising, Nutrition, Counseling & Addiction Recovery Sciences, Couple, Marriage, & Family Therapy, Hospitality & Retail Management, Apparel Design & Manufacturing, Nutritional Sciences, Environmental Design, Hospitality, Tourism, and Retail Management, Early Childcare, Interior & Environmental Design, Addictive Disorders & Recovery Studies, Applied Personal Finance 

College of Media & Communication

Average Estimated Salary: $68,091 (n=5,062)

Top Employers:

  • Texas Tech Athletics

  • United Supermarkets, LLC

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    Gartner

  •  

    H-E-B

  •  

    Deloitte

  •  

    KCBD-TV

  •  

    Amazon

  •  

    Dell Technologies

  • Goosehead Insurance Agency
  • Primitive Advertising Services

Majors: Communication Studies, Public Relations, Advertising, Journalism, Creative Media Industries, Mass Communication, Media and Communications, Digital Media & Professional Communication, Media Strategies, Strategic Communication & Innovation, Public Relations & Strategic Communications Management 

School of Law

Average Estimated Salary: $105,635 (n=1,153)

Top Employers:

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    Texas Attorney General

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    Dallas County District Attorney’s Office

  • Field, Manning, Stone, Hawthorne, & Aycock P.C.
  • Kelly Hart & Hallman, LLP
  •  

    Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP

  • Haynes and Boone, LLP
  •  

    Holland & Knight, LLP

  • The Carlson Law Firm (Law Practice)
  • Dykema Cox Smith
  • Foley & Lardner LLP

Texas Tech University

Average Estimated Salary: $65,597 (n=1,098)

Top Employers:

  •  

    H-E-B

  • Amazon

  •  

    AT&T

  •  

    Baylor University

  • Buffalo Wild Wings
  • Costco Wholesale
  • Farmers Insurance
  • Lockheed Martin
  • 7B Building and Development LLC
  • Accenture

Majors: University Studies, Human Resources Development, Applied Arts & Sciences  

Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts

Average Estimated Salary: $65,995 (n=876)

Top Employers:

  • Lubbock ISD
  • Ballet Lubbock, Inc.
  • Fort Worth ISD
  • H-E-B
  • Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
  • Advanced Graphix
  • Round Rock ISD
  • ASM Global
  • Austin Community College
  • Bahama Buck's Franchise Corporation

Majors: Art, Music, Theatre Arts, Fine Arts, Music Education, Dance, Music Arts, Art Education, Interdisciplinary Arts Studies, Art History, Dance Studies, Commercial Music 

Disclaimer: Data on this page provides the average salaries of Texas Tech graduates from 2015 to 2024. It's important to note that this salary data is collected from various digital platforms like the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), university websites, public databases, and institutional partnerships. Please also be aware that this data does not include alumni who are currently employed at Texas Tech University. 

Faculty and staff needing customized data reports, please email Lauren Swanson (lauren.swanson@ttu.edu).