Psychology at Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 393 graduates a year

$33,647
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,051
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#348 of 1027
Rank by pay
#269 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,500
Median federal debt

Texas Tech University graduates in psychology earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 41% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas Tech University Compares for Psychology

All 1027 colleges reporting psychology 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
1Georgetown University Washington, DC$99,007$86,756#2$51,959
2Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$91,787$98,415#1—
3Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$86,896$80,040#4—
4Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$82,433$83,835#3—
5George Washington University Washington, DC$79,187$69,388#22—
6Cornell University Ithaca, NY$78,049$74,286#13$36,630
7Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$75,742$68,920#23$38,587
8Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA$75,059$68,348#24$44,163
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$74,939$76,214#7$40,942
10Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA$74,466$75,733#8$50,040
…
345CUNY York College Jamaica, NY$53,156$50,594#489$38,701
346University of California-Merced Merced, CA$53,143$48,357#650$28,669
347Ithaca College Ithaca, NY$53,057$50,499#493$27,814
348Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$53,051$53,937#269$33,647
349Lamar University Beaumont, TX$53,038$53,924#271$25,660
350Emporia State University Emporia, KS$53,022$55,045#229$35,389
351Houston Christian University Houston, TX$53,021$53,907#273$24,970

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 psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $33,647 one year after graduating and $53,051 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas Tech University rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Texas Tech University ranks #348 by median pay four years after graduation, and #269 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at Texas Tech University worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,500.

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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.