The main focus area for this major is Chemical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Chemical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Texas Tech University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in chem eng, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Texas Tech was ranked #75 on College Factual's Best Schools for chem eng list. It is also ranked #5 in Texas.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Texas Tech was $698 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $289 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $8,683 | $20,953 |
Fees | $2,917 | $2,917 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,956 | $9,956 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,400 | $4,400 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Texas Tech in Chem Eng walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 20% higher than the national average of $22,589.
The median early career salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech is $68,592 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $62,713.
Online degrees for the Texas Tech chem eng bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Texas Tech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 30.6% of the chem eng students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 37.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in chem eng at Texas Tech in 2019-2020, 43.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 40 |
International Students | 15 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Chemical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Chemical Engineering | 98 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Civil Engineering | 114 |
Computer Engineering | 47 |
Electrical Engineering | 75 |
Environmental Engineering | 25 |
Mechanical Engineering | 357 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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