Business Administration, Management and Operations at Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 540 graduates a year

$53,528
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$75,702
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#224 of 1176
Rank by pay
#191 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,812
Median federal debt

Texas Tech University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 11% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 26% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas Tech University Compares for Business Administration, Management and Operations

All 1176 colleges reporting business administration, management and operations 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
1Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$160,783$163,518#1$95,891
2Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$147,384$129,347#8—
3University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$144,654$152,521#2$93,674
4University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$144,599$131,576#6$90,008
5University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$136,806$139,133#5$91,443
6Emory University Atlanta, GA$136,731$141,544#4$85,682
7University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC$135,874$145,812#3$85,618
8Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME$123,155$130,881#7$98,743
9Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$123,144$108,441#16$71,675
10Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND$122,948$127,378#9$100,668
…
221American Public University System Charles Town, WV$75,722$89,583#54$61,687
222Alvernia University Reading, PA$75,705$76,993#190$52,742
223Ball State University Muncie, IN$75,703$81,215#122$60,526
224Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$75,702$76,967#191$53,528
225University of North Texas Denton, TX$75,657$76,921#192$53,194
226Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA$75,576$69,514#423$52,919
227California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA$75,574$68,767#465$57,265

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Texas Tech University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$75,666$110,865$32,703

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
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
Nutrition Sciences$62,087$23,843#23 of 53

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas Tech University business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $53,528 one year after graduating and $75,702 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas Tech University rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Texas Tech University ranks #224 by median pay four years after graduation, and #191 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at Texas Tech University worth it?

Its graduates earn 11% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,812.

← 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.