by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Texas Tech University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in economics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're the kind of person who enjoys working with numbers and solving tough problems, a graduate degree in economics may be for you.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Texas Tech was ranked #286 on College Factual's Best Schools for economics list. It is also ranked #9 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for Texas Tech.
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 average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Economics walked away with an average of $26,912 in student debt. That is 27% higher than the national average of $21,243.
economics who receive their bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech make an average of $45,500 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% lower than the national average of $46,790.
Online degrees for the Texas Tech economics 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 16.3% of the economics students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in economics at Texas Tech in 2019-2020, 37.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 55 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Economics | 78 |
| International Economics | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 25 |
| Geography & Cartography | 13 |
| Political Science & Government | 109 |
| Sociology | 75 |
*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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