2500 BROADWAY, LUBBOCK, TX 79409 ADMISSIONS OFFICE: 806-742-1480
Texas Tech University
T $105,752 In-State Total Cost
$155,552
Out-of-State Total Cost
76.4%
Acceptance Rate
1093
Average SAT
$53,473
Average compensation (including bonus)
91.1%
Class of 2018 accepting jobs 90 days after graduation
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exas Tech University Rawls College of Business is situated in the city of Lubbock, Texas, where the energy industry has an extensive impact. Because of this, the school’s Energy Commerce & Business Economics program has consistently been rated as the best in the country. In 2017, the oil and gas industry supported 325,439 direct jobs, according to the Houston Chronicle, and this past January, Time.com published an article discussing how the oil boom in West Texas is reshaping the world. To prepare their students to take advantage of all the opportunities in this rapidly growing sector, the Energy Commerce program at Rawls College offers courses in Petroleum Land Management, Oil & Gas Law, Energy Quantitative Methods, and Exploration and Production Techniques. But that’s not all Rawls College has to offer. Students can also choose to major in Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems/ IT or Supply Chain Management. THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Rawls College offers undergraduate certificates in Accounting, Data Analytics, Energy, Finance, Leadership, Information Technology, International Business and Sales and Customer Relationship Management. With dual degree opportunities students can also pair their general business degree with a degree in Architecture or Agricultural and Applied Economics. In addition to business requirements students at Rawls College are expected to take 15 courses in liberal arts, which can include Introductory Mathematical Analysis, American Government, Texas Politics and Topics, and Creative Arts. Outside of the classroom, students at Rawls College can get involved with one of the nine labs, centers, or institutes housed in the college. At the Center for Entrepreneurship and Family Business, students can engage in entrepreneurial research or get to work with the greater Lubbock community. At the Center for Energy Commerce, students can kickstart their careers by attending the Jerome Schuetzeberg Distinguished Lectureship Series to learn from the industry leaders, or attend a Lunch and Learn Industry Speaker Series. At the school’s Career Management Center, business students can participate in workshops and events designed to prepare them for internship and job interviews. In April 2018, the school announced that the placement rate of December 2017 graduates rose to about 91% for the first time in Rawls College history. In addition, 59.8% of the graduating class completed an internship, and 19% had a study abroad experience.
