Agricultural Economics & Business at Texas Tech University

If you are interested in studying agricultural economics and business, you may want to check out the program at Texas Tech University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322. In 2021, 98 agricultural business majors received their bachelor's degree from Texas Tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agricultural Economics & Business section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Business
• Master’s Degree in Agricultural Business
• Doctorate Degree in Agricultural Business

Texas Tech Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks agricultural business programs across the country. The following shows how Texas Tech performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agricultural business major at Texas Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural Economics & Business. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
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	1
	3
	13
	19
	63

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in agricultural business from Texas Tech. This makes it the #9 most popular school for agricultural business master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in agricultural business, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Texas Tech Agricultural Business Graduates

The median salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas Tech is $38,635. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,092 for all agricultural business students.

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at Texas Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agricultural business majors at Texas Tech University.

Texas Tech Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

Of the 98 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in agricultural business from Texas Tech in 2021, 72% were men and 28% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural business at Texas Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor's in agricultural business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	87
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Texas Tech Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 agricultural business majors earned their master's degree from Texas Tech. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a agricultural business master's degree from Texas Tech, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Texas Tech also has a doctoral program available in agricultural business. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Agricultural Economics & Business

The following agricultural business concentations are available at Texas Tech University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural Economics	96
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	23

Careers That Agricultural Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural business 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
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Computer User Support Specialists	60,380	$52,250
Agricultural Products Graders and Sorters	5,540	$24,440
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	1,280	$52,170
Agricultural Sciences Professors	1,010	$93,580

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.