Business/Commerce at Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 23 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$86,278
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,407
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#17 of 271
Rank by pay
#21 of 271
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Texas Tech University graduates in business/commerce earn 26% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Texas Tech University Compares for Business/Commerce

All 271 colleges reporting business/commerce 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
1University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$142,113$129,407#2—
2New York University New York, NY$137,804$131,161#1$77,828
3Baylor University Waco, TX$124,434$126,513#4$74,886
4Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC$118,167$126,810#3$76,722
5Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA$113,620$103,387#8$74,868
6Northeastern University Boston, MA$113,620$100,054#9$74,868
7University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$111,444$119,559#5$73,170
8Brandeis University Waltham, MA$108,405$95,462#10$55,806
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$107,079$108,900#7—
10George Washington University Washington, DC$107,023$93,780#12$58,373
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14University of Georgia Athens, GA$91,970$95,208#11$60,895
15Pace University New York, NY$89,450$85,138#23—
16Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$86,878$88,356#20—
17Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$86,278$87,719#21—
18Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO$86,209$92,434#14—
19University of Redlands Redlands, CA$85,066$77,404#43$72,664
20Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH$84,734$78,048#37$60,054

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas Tech University business/commerce graduates make?

Graduates earn $86,278 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas Tech University rank for business/commerce?

Among 271 colleges reporting earnings for business/commerce graduates, Texas Tech University ranks #17 by median pay four years after graduation, and #21 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business/commerce at Texas Tech University worth it?

Its graduates earn 26% more than the national median for business/commerce ($68,407).

← 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.