Graduate Education at UT Austin

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Explore our Degrees & Programs

Review what programs we offer and learn about application deadlines, contacts and more.

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UT Austin offers 83 doctoral programs and 125 master's programs. Tell us about yourself, and we will connect you with your program of interest.

What starts here changes the world.

Since 1883, students from across Texas and around the world have come to The University of Texas at Austin to seek challenges and open doors to the future. Graduate students choose the university for its reputation for academic excellence, its commitment to research and teaching, and its location. Austin, Texas is a vibrant city that offers a thriving art and music scene, delicious food and beautiful parks and lakes to explore.

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Live the Longhorn Life

Grad life at UT Austin means receiving a world class education, having access to premium health and wellness resources, student organizations and more - all while living in Austin, Texas.

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Where to Begin

Interested in graduate school at The University of Texas at Austin? Start here and review eligibility for admission, admissions and enrollment statistics, programs and degrees, the cost of attendance and more.

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Visit UT Austin

Come visit the Forty Acres and see our beautiful campus for yourself. Take a tour, connect with faculty, and visit our world-class resources, libraries and labs.

UT Grad Students in the News

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Research ​Reveals How UT Shaped Athletic Training Profession

May 29, 2025
Erin Crownover, Ph.D. student in the Kinesiology and Health Education program, examines the development of the athletic training profession from its origins through a case study of past UT Austin athletic trainers.
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Graduate School Announces 2025 Award Winners

April 22, 2025
The Graduate School has announced the 2025 winners of its professional and student awards. The awards recognize excellence in graduate academics, teaching and professional services.
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Interior Design Students Receive Metropolis Magazine Future 100

April 18, 2025
This prestigious award honors the top 100 graduating architecture and design students in North America, jump-starting their careers as Metropolis actively shares the selections with recruiters across the country. This is the fifth year in a row students in the program have been recognized.
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MLA Candidate Samantha Hodge Completes Waterloo Park Landscape Performance Case Study

April 10, 2025
Working alongside Professor Allan Shearer and Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Hodge's case study aims to quantify the environmental, social, and economic benefits of Austin's Waterloo Park.
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    From groundbreaking contributions in women’s sports medicine to redefining what it means to care for student-athletes, UT Austin has played a pivotal role in the evolution of athletic training.<br>
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    From groundbreaking contributions in women’s sports medicine to redefining what it means to care for student-athletes, UT Austin has played a pivotal role in the evolution of athletic training.

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    Third-year @odeninstitute student Vignesh Sella has put his Ph.D. studies on pause...for an internship at Google X! Sella is currently an AI Research Scientist Resident, where he’s working on AI/ML modeling for a project involving finance, decarbonization technologies and climate. <br>
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    Third-year @odeninstitute student Vignesh Sella has put his Ph.D. studies on pause...for an internship at Google X! Sella is currently an AI Research Scientist Resident, where he’s working on AI/ML modeling for a project involving finance, decarbonization technologies and climate.

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    You may have received career coaching from Anastazja Harris, Program Manager in Career Education in the Office of Career and Life Design. This spring, she graduated with her Ph.D. in @utcommstudies from @texasmoody! <br>
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    You may have received career coaching from Anastazja Harris, Program Manager in Career Education in the Office of Career and Life Design. This spring, she graduated with her Ph.D. in @utcommstudies from @texasmoody!

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    “In my first year at UT, I’ve been privileged to experience inviting environments where world-class research is happening,” said Emma Ryan, first-year Ph.D. student in biochemistry in @texasscience.
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    “In my first year at UT, I’ve been privileged to experience inviting environments where world-class research is happening,” said Emma Ryan, first-year Ph.D. student in biochemistry in @texasscience.

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    “The sentences ‘I gave her the pen I found on my desk yesterday’ and ‘I gave the pen I found on my desk yesterday to her’ convey roughly the same event, but the first sounds more natural,” said Harrington Fellow Qing Yao, first-year Ph.D. student in computational linguistics.
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    “The sentences ‘I gave her the pen I found on my desk yesterday’ and ‘I gave the pen I found on my desk yesterday to her’ convey roughly the same event, but the first sounds more natural,” said Harrington Fellow Qing Yao, first-year Ph.D. student in computational linguistics.

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    “Empower Your Pitch helped me translate my research to a broader audience while also teaching me ways to connect and communicate with the audience effectively,” said Adwait Pradhan, winner of the Community Choice Award for Excellence at the 2025 Empower Your Pitch.
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    “Empower Your Pitch helped me translate my research to a broader audience while also teaching me ways to connect and communicate with the audience effectively,” said Adwait Pradhan, winner of the Community Choice Award for Excellence at the 2025 Empower Your Pitch.

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    “It is a privilege to work with not only professors in my home department in art history, but from other fields such as literature, history and ethnomusicology," said Chasitie Brown, a Harrington Fellow and fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in @ut_aah.
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    “It is a privilege to work with not only professors in my home department in art history, but from other fields such as literature, history and ethnomusicology," said Chasitie Brown, a Harrington Fellow and fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in @ut_aah.

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    “Empower your Pitch is a great opportunity for me to see that I am not alone in my research endeavors,” said Lisa Wang, winner of the Outstanding Public Engagement Award at the 2025 Empower Your Pitch.
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    “Empower your Pitch is a great opportunity for me to see that I am not alone in my research endeavors,” said Lisa Wang, winner of the Outstanding Public Engagement Award at the 2025 Empower Your Pitch.

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    The Graduate School celebrated the retirement of Senior Associate Dean Marvin Hackert this week with a celebration and bench dedication at the East Campus Graduate Apartments.
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    The Graduate School celebrated the retirement of Senior Associate Dean Marvin Hackert this week with a celebration and bench dedication at the East Campus Graduate Apartments.