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Understanding the professional outcomes of Texas Tech graduates can be a valuable resource as you plan your own career path. Red Raider GradStats, powered by Steppingblocks, provides data on alumni employment, salaries, and career trajectories. This tool can be used for:

  • Exploring career pathways pursued by Texas Tech alumni
  • Investigating majors and skillsets that align with industry success
  • Reviewing salary benchmarks to inform confident negotiation

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The data below represents the top employers and average salary for alumni who have graduated within the past ten years. 

Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources

Average Estimated Salary: $66,203 (n=2,679)

Most Frequent Job Titles: Veterinary Technician, Landscape Designer, Account Manager, Project Manager, Business Owner

Top Employers:

  • Texas A&M University
  • Capital Farm Credit
  • Bayer
  • Cargill
  • BASF
  • Corteva Agriscience
  • AgTexas Farm Credit
  • Cactus Feeders
  • Agrellus
  • City of Lubbock

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: $71,411 (n=785)

Most Frequent Job Titles: Architectural Designer, Designer, Project Manager, Senior Architectural Designer, Project Coordinator

Top Employers:

  • Parkhill
  • Perkins&Will
  • Corgan
  • Gensler
  • WRA Architects, Inc. 
  • GFF
  • HKS Architecture & Planning
  • BRW Architects, Inc.
  • Pluger Architects
  • Huckabee

College of Arts & Sciences

Average Estimated Salary: $67,380 (n=12,023)

Most Frequent Job Titles: Registered Nurse, Project Manager, Attorney, Sales Associate, Account Manager

Top Employers:

  • Baylor Scott & White Health
  • UMC Health System
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • H-E-B
  • Amazon
  • Lubbock ISD
  • Covenant Health
  • Texas Health Resources
  • Fidelity Investments
  • Action Behavior Centers - ABA Therapy for Autism

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: $77,477 (n=14,075)

Most Frequent Job Titles: Accountant, Account Executive, Project Manager, Associate, Account Manager

Top Employers:

  • EY
  • KPMG
  • Fidelity Investments
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Deloitte
  • PWC
  • Charles Schwab
  • Dell Technologies
  • Amazon
  • 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: $74,610 (n=2,662)

Most Frequent Job Titles: Teacher, Elementary School Teacher, Principal, Educational Diagnostician, Behavior Analyst

Top Employers:

  • Lubbock ISD
  • Dallas ISD
  • Action Behavior Centers- ABA Therapy for Autism
  • Frenship ISD
  • Frisco ISD
  • Austin ISD
  • Angelo State University
  • Katy ISD
  • Grand Prarie ISD
  • Fort Worth 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: $83,791 (n=9,497)

Most Frequent Job Titles: Software Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Manager, Engineer, Mechanical Engineer

Top Employers:

  • Lockheed Martin
  • Texas Instruments
  • Kimley-Horn
  • L3Harris Technologies
  • Exxon Mobil
  • Amazon
  • Intel Corporation
  • OXY
  • HALFF (Civil Engineering)
  • Microsoft

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: $65,310 (n=66)

Most Frequent Job Titles: Attorney, Teacher,  Administrative Assistant, ESL Teacher, Financial Analyst

Top Employers:

  • 3D Design & Engineering
  • ASCO Equipment
  • Action Behavior Centers - ABA Therapy for Autism
  • Arbonne International, LLC
  • Avion Hospitality
  • Baylor Scott & White Health
  • Bowman Consulting
  • Cardinal Health
  • City of Austin
  • Communication Service for the Deaf (CDS)

Majors: Arts & Letters, Honors Sciences & the Humanities 

College of Health & Human Sciences

Average Estimated Salary: $65,477 (n=4,595)

Most Frequent Job Titles: Clinical Dietitian, Registered Dietitian, Teacher, Registered Nurse, Interior Designer

Top Employers:

  • Fidelity Investments

  • Action Behavior Centers- ABA Therapy for Autism

  •  

    Baylor Scott & White Health

  • Charles Schwab

  • Aramark

  •  

    H-E-B

  • UMC Health System
  • Vanguard
  • Amazon
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center

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: $68,096 (n=5,022)

Most Frequent Job Titles: Account Executive, Account Manager, Marketing Coordinator, Digital Marketing Manager, Marketing Manager

Top Employers:

  •  

    Dell Technologies

  • AT&T
  • Amazon
  • Deloitte

  • H-E-B

  • KCBD-TV
  • American Airlines
  • State Farm
  • Arrive Logistics
  • Charles Schwab

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: $105,825 (n=1,094)

Most Frequent Job Titles: Attorney, Associate, Assistant District Attorney, Partner,  Law Clerk

Top Employers:

  • Dallas County District Attorney’s Office
  • Dykema Cox Smith
  • Haynes and Boone, LLP
  • Kelly Hart & Hallman, LLP
  • Field, Manning, Stone, Hawthorne, & Aycock P.C.

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    Holland & Knight, LLP

  • Jackson Walker, LLP
  • Texas Attorney General
  • Cotton Bledsoe Tighe & Dawson, P.C.
  • Foley & Lardner LLP

Texas Tech University- Misc. Studies

Average Estimated Salary: $63,524 (n=1,034)

Most Frequent Job Titles: Manager, Account Manager, Administrative Assistant, Account Executive, Project Manager

Top Employers:

  •  

    H-E-B

  • Amazon

  • Farmers Insurance
  • Baylor Scott & White Health
  • Baylor University
  • UPS
  • US Army
  • ADP
  • Accenture
  • Amarillo College

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

Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts

Average Estimated Salary: $66,115 (n=873)

Most Frequent Job Titles: Graphic Designer, Band Director, Adjunct Professor, Choir Director, Art Teacher

Top Employers:

  • Lubbock ISD
  • Ballet Lubbock, Inc.
  • H-E-B
  • Louisiana State University
  • South Plains College
  • ASM Global
  • AST (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)
  • Accenture
  • Advanced Graphix
  • Angelo State University

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 2016 to 2025. 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. 

 

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