Nursing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
TTUHSC is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 5,274. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 917 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from TTUHSC.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
TTUHSC Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
- Doctorate Degree in Nursing
TTUHSC Nursing Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how TTUHSC performed in these rankings.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The nursing major at TTUHSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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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Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 13 |
Most Popular Nursing Schools | 20 |
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools | 29 |
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 42 |
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools | 67 |
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 75 |
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 127 |
Most Focused Nursing Schools | 190 |
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In 2021, 168 students received their master’s degree in nursing from TTUHSC. This makes it the #60 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #108 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Earnings of TTUHSC Nursing Graduates
The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at TTUHSC is $64,946. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.
Nursing Student Demographics at TTUHSC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
TTUHSC Nursing Bachelor’s Program
About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at TTUHSC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center with a bachelor's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 43 |
Black or African American | 94 |
Hispanic or Latino | 235 |
White | 516 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 26 |
TTUHSC Nursing Master’s Program
Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from TTUHSC, 66% 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 Health Sciences Center with a master's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 32 |
White | 111 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
TTUHSC also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 30 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Concentrations Within Nursing
If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Registered Nursing | 919 |
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 122 |
Nursing Administration | 31 |
Nursing Practice | 30 |
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery | 15 |
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 14 |
Related Majors
- Medical Illustration & Informatics
- Bioethics/Medical Ethics
- Mental & Social Health Services
- Public Health
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into
A degree in nursing 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 Health Sciences Center.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
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Registered Nurses | 210,350 | $72,890 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 30,010 | $105,450 |
Nurse Practitioners | 12,020 | $111,060 |
Nurse Anesthetists | 6,140 | $158,510 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 3,900 | $71,780 |
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 Krista Mericle under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.