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Nursing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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
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.

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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

86% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 917 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from TTUHSC, about 14% were men and 86% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at TTUHSC since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
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

90% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 168 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from TTUHSC. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
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
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

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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