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Political science & IR at Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University graduates about 124 political science & international relations majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 356th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a solid program at 49 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 48 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 42% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×). Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1242% of the class
Courses in the catalog48more than 42% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$59,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate73%whole school
SAT middle 50%1090–1280whole 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
Lubbock in winterPhoto: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Student Media Building at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, United St
StudentMedia KTXTPhoto: Voltin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where political science & international relations happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: International Cultural Center, Texas Tech School of Law.

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 political science & international relations ranking

  1. Arcadia University 50
  2. Fairleigh Dickinson University–Florham 50
  3. Biola University 50
  4. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49
  5. University of North Carolina–Wilmington 49
  6. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 49
  7. Susquehanna University 49
  8. Ithaca College 49

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 political science & international relations. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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