by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Environmental Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Environmental Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Texas Tech University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in environmental engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Texas Tech was $748 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $339 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,788 | $14,968 |
| Fees | $2,562 | $2,562 |
environmental engineering who receive their master’s degree from Texas Tech make an average of $63,005 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% lower than the national average of $69,667.
Texas Tech does not offer an online option for its environmental engineering master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Texas Tech Online Learning page.
About 52.0% of the students who received their MS in environmental engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in environmental engineering at Texas Tech in 2019-2020, 36.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Environmental Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Environmental Engineering | 25 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 5 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 5 |
| Chemical Engineering | 5 |
| Civil Engineering | 20 |
| Computer Engineering | 3 |
*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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