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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock, TX · City · 1,482 students
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Graduation rate
0% typical
$92,348
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$88,174 typical
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Acceptance rate
0% typical · not scored
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) in Lubbock is a premier institution renowned for training exceptional healthcare professionals, particularly through its highly ranked School of Nursing, School of Medicine, and Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy. The student experience is defined by a collaborative, hands-on culture where students from diverse medical disciplines train together in state-of-the-art simulation facilities. What truly sets TTUHSC apart is its national leadership in rural healthcare and telemedicine, which actively prepares graduates to meet the unique needs of underserved populations. Furthermore, students benefit from a tight-knit, specialized health science community while still enjoying the vibrant school spirit and extensive resources of the adjacent Texas Tech University main campus.


Wikipedia:The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) is a public medical school based in Lubbock, Texas, with additional campuses in Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas, and the Permian Basin. TTUHSC serves more than 100 counties in the western portion of Texas. The university is a separate institution from Texas Tech University; both universities are among five universities that are part of the Texas Tech University System. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, founded in 1969 as a branch campus of TTUHSC, became a separate institution in 2013.

Location
Lubbock, TX, 79430 · City campus
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Nearest airport from college
DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth
285 mi away
Outcomes
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$84,007
10 yrs after entry$92,348
Debt
Median at graduation$12,268
Monthly payment$130
Middle 50% owe$7k–$16k
90th percentile$19,342
Green marks a figure above the typical Special focus — research institution: $88,174 earned 10 yrs after entry.
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Student Body
Gender
Men 13%Women 87%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
7 : 1
Pell grant
27%
First-gen
43%
Family income
$45,987
Independent
69%
Age at entry
29.0
Part-time
11%
Race & ethnicity
White
46%
Hispanic
35%
Black
10%
Asian
4%
Two or more
3%
Varsity sports

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Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021
After 6 yrs
$84,007
After 10 yrs
$92,348
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing915
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services83
Health and Medical Administrative Services65
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions45
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Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$285M
Full-time faculty
96%
Faculty salary
$9,671/mo
Teaching spend
$42,337
per student
Federal loans
43%
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — research institution
Research activity
R1 — very high research
$53M research spending · 128 research doctorates a year
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, inclusive admissions

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