Highlights
- Some competency-based learning
- Offers credit for military training
- Offers 100 fully online programs
- Nationally recognized eLearning Program
Overview
Texas Tech University (TTU), a public university established in 1923, is among the largest universities in the state by enrollment. The flagship of the Texas Tech University System, TTU offers more than 150 programs of study through more than a dozen colleges – including 100 fully online programs. Its nationally recognized eLearning Program features courses taught by the same award-winning faculty as the university's on-campus courses. TTU gives its online students flexibility both in course delivery and enrollment; students can choose to take one class per semester or enroll full-time.
- Ranked #1 among The Best Online Colleges in Texas
- Ranked among The Best Online Colleges in the U.S. for 2019
- Ranked among The Best Online Colleges in the U.S. for 2018
- Ranked among The 50 Public Colleges with the Best Return on Investment
- Ranked among The 30 Best Hospitality Programs in the United States
Texas Tech University Online Degrees
Texas Tech University's Accreditation, Approvals, Tuition & Admissions Info
Accreditation
Texas Tech University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.
Tuition
Undergraduate tuition -- $196-$236 in-state / $246-$286 out-of-state
Graduate tuition -- $196-$236 in-state / $246-$286 out-of-state
Admissions and Transfer Info
Texas Tech University's admission prerequisites and application requirements vary by program. Some of the university's online bachelor's degree programs are degree-completion programs. Those require applicants to hold an associate degree from an accredited institution. Freshman applicants must submit high school and college transcripts, if applicable, as well as SAT/ACT scores. Depending on the program, graduate admission requirements include official test scores, such as the GRE; proof of English proficiency, such as TOEFL scores; letters of recommendation and a letter of intent.School Profile
- Accreditation: Regional (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges)
- Region: Southwest
- Retention Rate: 84%
- Requires SAT or ACT: SAT or ACT
- Public/Private: Public Nonprofit
- Acceptance Rate: 69%
- Graduation Rate: 60%
- Cost Per Credit (In-State/Out-of-State): Undergrad: $196-$236 / $246-$286
Grad: $196-$236 / $246-$286 - Address: Broadway and University Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79409 USA
Other Statistics
- Student population: About 36,500
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 21 to 1
- Percentage receiving grant or scholarship aid: 55%
Online Degrees at Texas Tech University
Significant Texas Tech University online degree rankings:
#1 Best Online College in Texas
Best Online Colleges in the U.S. for 2019
Best Online Colleges in the U.S. for 2018
Online Bachelor’s Degree Programs
- BAAS in Applied Leadership
- BAAS in Applied Leadership: Agricultural Leadership
- BAAS in Applied Leadership: Human Resource Development
- BAAS in Applied Leadership: Personal Finance
- BA in Communication Studies
- BA in Political Science
- BA in University Studies
- BGS
- BS in Early Child Care
- BS in Human Sciences
- BS in Plant and Soil Sciences
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Online Master’s Degree Programs
- MA in Strategic Communication and Innovation
- MA in Technical Communication
- MA in Technical Communication: Rhetoric, Composition, and Technology
- MA in Technical Communication: Rhetorics of Science and Healthcare
- MA in Technical Communication: Technology, Culture, and Rhetoric
- MA in Technical Communication: Visual Rhetorics, New Media, and User:Centered Design
- MA in English
- MA in English: Book History
- MA in English: Comparative Literature
- MA in English: Film and Media Studies
- MA in English: Linguistics
- MA in English: Literature in Social Justice, and Environment
- MA in Interdisciplinary Studies
- M of Civil Engineering
- Master in Education
- MEd in Curriculum and Instruction
- MEd in Educational Leadership and Principal Professional Certification Preparation Program
- MEd in Higher Education
- MEd in Instructional Technology
- MEd in Special Education
- MEd in Special Education: Autism
- MEd in Special Education: Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- MEd in Special Education: Deafblindness
- MEd in Special Education: Educational Diagnostician
- MEd in Special Education: Generic Special Education
- MEd in Special Education: Orientation and Mobility
- MEd in Special Education: Transition
- MEd in Special Education: Visual Impairment
- MEng
- MEng: Healthcare Engineering
- M of Industrial Engineering
- M of Mechanical Engineering
- MS in Agricultural Communications
- MS in Agricultural Education
- MS in Environmental Sustainability and Natural Resource Management
- MS in Environmental Sustainability and Natural Resource Management: Ecology and Environmental Sustainability
- MS in Family and Consumer Sciences Education
- MS in Horticulture
- MS in Human Development and Family Studies, emphasis in Gerontology
- MS in Multidisciplinary Science
- MS in Plant and Soil Science
- MS in Plant and Soil Science: Crop Protection
- MS in Plant and Soil Science: Crop Science
- MS in Plant and Soil Science: Fibers and Biopolymers
- MS in Plant and Soil Science: Soil Science
- MS in Software Engineering
- MS in Systems and Engineering Management
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Online Doctorate Degree Programs
- EdD in Educational Leadership
- EdD in Higher Education
- EdD in Higher Education Administration
- Ph.D. in Family and Consumer Science Education
- Ph.D. in Special Education
- Ph.D. in Systems and Engineering Management
- Ph.D. in Technical Communication and Rhetoric
- EdD in Agricultural Education
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Online Graduate Certificate Programs
- Deafblind
- Advanced Digital and Social Media
- Agricultural Communications Leadership
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Autism
- Book History and Digital Humanities
- Charitable Financial Planning
- Crop Protection
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Essentials of Business
- Fibers and Biopolymers
- Gerontology
- Grants and Proposals
- Horticultural Landscape Management
- Mathematics
- Orientation and Mobility
- Sensory Impairment and Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Software Engineering
- Soil Management
- Special Education Transition
- Teacher Leadership
- Teaching Technical Communication
- Visual Impairment
- Wind Energy
- Youth Development
- Youth Program Management
- Preparation for Educational Diagnostician
- Preparation for Family and Consumer Sciences Education Teacher Education
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