Agriculture at Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Bachelor's Degree

$54,596
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$57,343
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$53,676
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#14 of 43
Rank by pay
#12 of 43
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

Texas Tech University graduates in agriculture earn 7% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 44% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas Tech University Compares for Agriculture

All 43 colleges reporting agriculture earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$84,412$76,809#1$64,786
2Texas State University San Marcos, TX$71,237$72,427#2$44,994
3Cornell University Ithaca, NY$67,954$64,678#4$53,465
4California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA$64,669$58,845#11$43,101
5Illinois State University Normal, IL$63,600$62,487#6$47,295
6North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$62,285$64,529#5$55,828
7California State University-Chico Chico, CA$61,369$55,842#21—
8South Dakota State University Brookings, SD$61,132$65,802#3$49,781
9Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX$60,598$61,610#7—
10Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$59,213$60,202#8$59,625
11Western Illinois University Macomb, IL$58,333$57,312#16$48,509
12Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX$58,245$59,218#10$41,646
13Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL$57,596$56,588#19$39,700
14Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$57,343$58,301#12$54,596
15University of Delaware Newark, DE$57,207$56,864#18$39,696
16Warner University Lake Wales, FL$56,429$60,061#9$44,154
17North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$53,969$57,916#13$41,084

Other Majors at Texas Tech University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Petroleum Engineering$139,864$80,460#3 of 19
Computer and Information Sciences$113,062$82,521#71 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$107,110$79,544#45 of 258
Construction Engineering$102,312$75,421#6 of 13
Chemical Engineering$99,747$77,586#54 of 158
Industrial Engineering$98,266$71,545#47 of 94
Mechanical Engineering$98,113$73,268#52 of 318
Computer Engineering$92,615$85,619#162 of 189
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$90,143$76,708#3 of 46
Civil Engineering$89,969$74,655#56 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$89,891$63,059#117 of 796
Science, Technology and Society$88,953$69,382#4 of 10
Finance and Financial Management Services$86,795$58,535#127 of 452
Business/Commerce$86,278—#17 of 271
Information Science/Studies$81,289$55,081#82 of 148
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$78,435$53,997#1 of 19
Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,702$53,528#224 of 1176
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$74,591$49,727#8 of 138
Marketing$72,953$49,773#145 of 516
Chemistry$70,673$31,573#73 of 209
Agricultural Business and Management$69,689$50,509#21 of 77
Mathematics$69,664$45,476#160 of 309
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$69,628$27,445#13 of 49
Economics$68,973$44,292#284 of 368
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$66,440$36,686#8 of 42
Interior Architecture$64,751$45,345#5 of 17
Architecture$63,871$39,060#56 of 78
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$63,013$32,027#71 of 110
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$62,457—#7 of 70
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$62,247$41,023#90 of 178

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas Tech University agriculture graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $54,596 one year after graduating and $57,343 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas Tech University rank for agriculture?

Among 43 colleges reporting earnings for agriculture graduates, Texas Tech University ranks #14 by median pay four years after graduation, and #12 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is agriculture at Texas Tech University worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% more than the national median for agriculture ($53,676), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,000.

← All data for Texas Tech University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.