10-yr median earnings
$92,348
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Lubbock, Texas
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a public institution in Lubbock, Texas. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $92,348
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center posts top-5% former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 2%
- former-student earnings, US
- +10%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Research Institution"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
A
College Value Score
85/100
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A+
$92,348
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$12,268
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A
81.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$92,348 Top 2% higher than 98% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $92,348 | #90 of 5103 | 98th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,482 | #1770 of 5462 | 68th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,482
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
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150%-time completion
$92,348
10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $92,348 | #5 of 324 | 98th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,482 | #114 of 366 | 69th |
Highest former-student earnings in Texas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Texas | $102,672 | $53,020 |
| 2 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $93,615 | - |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $92,961 | - |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Texas | $92,405 | $32,209 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterThis school | $92,348 | - |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $90,232 | - |
| 7 | Rice University | $89,718 | $13,370 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $88,757 | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $82,206 | - |
| 10 | Denver College of Nursing-Houston | $81,809 | - |
| 11 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | $78,724 | - |
| 12 | Southern Methodist University | $78,354 | $40,892 |
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
87.0%
Female
43.2%
First Generation
Outcomes
$84,007
Median Earnings (6yr)
92.0%
Earning Over $25K
81.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $84,007 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $92,348 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 92.0% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 81.5% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $12,268 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $130/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's | 8 | 764 | $88,201 | $126,759 | $47,777 |
| Doctoral | 5 | 71 | $108,865 | $138,663 | $117,398 |
| Bachelor's | 4 | 1,122 | $77,034 | $89,234 | $14,230 |
| Certificate | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
Top programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical S…
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
$138,663 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$135,560 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$126,759 median earnings
- Medicine
Medicine
$99,117 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$97,516 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$89,234 median earnings
- Rehabilitation and Therape…
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
$88,753 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$86,358 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
Nearby Schools
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Lubbock Christian University
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Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health
Lubbock, TX
360 students
Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock
Lubbock, TX
54 students
Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock
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96 students
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Similar Enrollment and Sector
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center? ▼
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a public institution in Lubbock, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,482 students.
How much do Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $92,348 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $84,007.
Is Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is $12,268, while former students earn a median of $92,348 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 13% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 81.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $130.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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