Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Texas Tech University

What traits are you looking for in a higher education/higher education administration school? To help you decide if Texas Tech University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's higher education/higher education administration program.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Texas Tech Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

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There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at Texas Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the higher education/higher education administration majors at Texas Tech University.

Texas Tech Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration from Texas Tech in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in higher education/higher education administration each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration master's degree from Texas Tech, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the higher education/higher education administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a master's in higher education/higher education administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• General Educational Leadership & Administration

Careers That Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in higher education/higher education administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Education Administrators	1,980	$85,000

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Johan Hendrikse under License

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