Graduate Education at UT Austin

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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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Graduate School Announces 2024 Award Winners

May 2, 2024
The Graduate School has announced the 2024 winners of its professional and student awards. The awards recognize excellence in graduate academics, teaching and professional services.
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National Science Foundation Announces 2024 Graduate Fellowship Awardees

April 18, 2024
The National Science Foundation recently announced the 2024 award winners for its Graduate Research Fellowship Program, and includes 31 current UT graduate students.
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Four Graduate Students Win at 2024 Empower Your Pitch Competition

April 16, 2024
On April 11, 2024, four graduate students took home awards at The University of Texas at Austin's inaugural Empower Your Pitch competition. The top three award winners will receive a funded trip to Washington, D.C. to celebrate and perform, and compete with winners from Johns Hopkins University.
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Universal Brain-Computer Interface Lets People Play Games With Just Their Thoughts

March 29, 2024
Engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have created a program as part of research into brain-computer interfaces to help improve the lives of people with motor disabilities. Graduate students in the lab of José del R. Millán, a professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering’s Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Dell Medical School’s Department of Neurology, are helping with this program.
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    Ayesha Mahmood, a 4th-year Ph.D. candidate studying microbiology in the College of Natural Sciences, finds bacteria extremely captivating. <br>
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    Ayesha Mahmood, a 4th-year Ph.D. candidate studying microbiology in the College of Natural Sciences, finds bacteria extremely captivating.

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    Four graduate students took home prizes at The University of Texas at Austin's inaugural Empower Your Pitch competition.<br>
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    Four graduate students took home prizes at The University of Texas at Austin's inaugural Empower Your Pitch competition.

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    Darya Pollock, an international student from the UK, didn’t come to Texas just to conquer the two-stepping world; she was drawn by her desire to solve complex problems by identifying creative solutions.
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    Darya Pollock, an international student from the UK, didn’t come to Texas just to conquer the two-stepping world; she was drawn by her desire to solve complex problems by identifying creative solutions.

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    Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week begins today &amp; is celebrated all week long! This week celebrates and honors the impact and value of graduate and professional students on college campuses and beyond.
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    Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week begins today & is celebrated all week long! This week celebrates and honors the impact and value of graduate and professional students on college campuses and beyond.

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    On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the incredible women across UT that inspire, lead and contribute to changing the world 🤘
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    On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the incredible women across UT that inspire, lead and contribute to changing the world 🤘

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    Inspired by his work at a forensic finance consulting firm before grad school, Prateek Mahajan now studies finance as a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the McCombs School of Business.
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    Inspired by his work at a forensic finance consulting firm before grad school, Prateek Mahajan now studies finance as a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the McCombs School of Business.

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    What’s grad life like in Austin, Texas? This is what a Monday afternoon in February looks like. ☀️ <br /><br />That’s it. That’s the post.
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    What’s grad life like in Austin, Texas? This is what a Monday afternoon in February looks like. ☀️

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    Using a sociological lens, Faith Deckard’s work focuses on better understanding how people and their families navigate the criminal legal system and its aftermath. A sixth-year Ph.D.
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    Using a sociological lens, Faith Deckard’s work focuses on better understanding how people and their families navigate the criminal legal system and its aftermath. A sixth-year Ph.D.

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    Combining his interests in education and the psychology of learning, Ph.D. student Ryan A. Mata focuses on how facets of identity and culture play a role in educational trajectories and outcomes for adolescents and undergraduates. Ryan is a 2nd year Ph.D.
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    Combining his interests in education and the psychology of learning, Ph.D. student Ryan A. Mata focuses on how facets of identity and culture play a role in educational trajectories and outcomes for adolescents and undergraduates. Ryan is a 2nd year Ph.D.