Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Nursing Programs

Located in Lubbock, Texas, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a public institution. Lubbock is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Rankings

We have ranked Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center as #3 out of 1,284 colleges and universities in the country in our 2021 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 1% of all schools in the nation! Out of the 85 colleges in Texas, it is ranked at #1.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center?

Contact details for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3601 4Th Street, Lubbock, TX 79430
Phone:	806-743-1000
Website:	https://www.ttuhsc.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/ttuhsc
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/ttuhsc

How Do I Get Into Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center?

You can apply to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center online at: https://www.ttuhsc.edu/admissions/apply.aspx

Can I Afford Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center?

The student loan default rate at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,520 undergraduate students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, with 1,108 being full-time and 412 being part-time.

There are also 3,563 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,108 full-time undergraduates at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	62
Black or African American	100
Hispanic or Latino	269
White	641
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Online Learning at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. In 2017-2018, 2,696 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center was 4.4%. This is the #1,194 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	7%
Nursing	11%
Nursing Practice	4%
Registered Nursing	13%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	#3
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	#45
Nursing Education	#47
Nursing Administration	#60
Registered Nursing	#306
Nursing	#376

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	1,150	0	0	0	1,150
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	35	139	0	174
Nursing Practice	0	0	0	26	26
Nursing Administration	0	0	18	0	18
Nursing Education	0	0	15	0	15
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	0	3	5	0	8
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	0	1	4	0	5
TOTAL	1,150	39	181	26	1,396

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
• Image Credit: By Krista Mericle under License

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