Texas Tech University | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

Texas Tech University is a four-years, public school located in Lubbock, Texas. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $11,852 for Texas residents and $24,451 for other students on average.

It offers 318 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 73 programs - 15 Bachelors, 43 Masters, 9 Doctorate, 6 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Texas Tech University
Type	four-years, public
Address	Broadway and University Avenue, Lubbock, TX
Online Students	4,572 Enrolled Online Exclusively 20,985 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,852 Out-of-State$24,451
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,518 Out-of-State$17,918
Student to Faculty	21:1 (4.76%)
Total	73 Programs
Bachelors	15 Programs
Masters	43 Programs
Doctorate	9 Programs
Post-Graduate	6 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Texas Tech University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $11,852 and $24,451 for non-Texas residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $9,518 and $17,918 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $298 for Texas residents and $717 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $348 for Texas residents and $766 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$9,300	$11,600	$11,852	$11,852	$11,852
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$19,260	$23,870	$24,121	$24,121	$24,451
Graduate (In-State)	$8,181	$9,350	$9,518	$9,518	$9,518
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$15,651	$17,530	$17,698	$17,698	$17,918

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$281	$289	$298	$298	$298
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$696	$698	$707	$707	$717
Graduate (In-State)	$331	$339	$348	$348	$348
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$746	$748	$757	$757	$766

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Texas Tech University offers 318 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 73 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 15 Bachelors, 43 Masters, 9 Doctorate, 6 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	43	9	6
Overall Programs	22	NOT OFFERED	92	95	56	53

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Crop Production	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Agricultural Communication/Journalism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Plant Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Agronomy and Crop Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	11	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Horticultural Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Natural Resources Management and Policy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Energy and Environmental Policy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media Studies	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	58	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	44	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	34	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	225	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	44	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	29	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	18	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	1	NOT OFFERED
Educational Evaluation and Research	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	104	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Agricultural Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8	5	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Art Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	4	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Chemical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	23	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	21	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	26	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Petroleum Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	3	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	16	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	66	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Family Resource Management Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	43	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Development and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	11	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Child Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Child Care and Support Services Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	17	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	15	8	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Rhetoric and Composition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	220	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Historic Preservation and Conservation	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Science, Technology and Society	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Science, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	69	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	195	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	311	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing Research	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Texas Tech University, there are 40,378 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 25,557 students were attending classes through distance learning (4,572 students are enrolled exclusively and 20,985 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	40,378
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	4,572
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	20,985
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	14,821

By student location, out of a total of 4,572 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 3,828 Texas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 686 students living in the U.S. States other than Texas, and 57 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.