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Civil engineering at Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University graduates about 101 civil engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 60th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $90,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

71/100Strong#60 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year1011% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$90,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate73%whole school
SAT middle 50%1110–1260whole school

Around Texas Tech University

Ventral view of a dead adult Helochares maculicollis collected at Tyson Research
Helochares maculicollis 2Photo: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
A view of Texas Tech University and downtown Lubbock, Texas viewed from the TTU
Lubbock from westPhoto: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Winter in Lubbock, Texas. The view is looking east towards downtown Lubbock from
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The Student Media Building at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, United St
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Where civil engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering and Materials Research Center, Civil Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Engineering & Technology Lab, Engineering Center, Mechanical Engineering South, Mechnical Engineering North, Chemical Engineering, Industrial, Mechanical & Systems Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 53 · Dorm 13 · Athletics 7 · Arts 5 · Library 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. University at Buffalo–SUNY 72
  2. University of Notre Dame 72
  3. University of Cincinnati 72
  4. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 71
  5. University of Utah 71
  6. Colorado State University 70
  7. University of Houston 70
  8. George Washington University 70

Other strong majors at Texas Tech University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Texas Tech University with every school we score in civil engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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