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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Education Transformed His Life. Now, He’s Helping Others Access It.

Dec. 2, 2025
When Armando Lizarraga graduated high school, he enrolled in community college at the behest of a friend. But the experience was short lived. Now, the first-generation doctoral candidate who expects to earn his Ph.D. in Education Leadership and Policy next year is set to become the first in his family to complete the highest level of higher education.
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From Zimbabwe to Austin: PhD Student Bruce Machona’s Mission to Transform Maternal Health

Nov. 10, 2025
Bruce Machona, MSN, RN, a PhD student at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing graduating in Fall 2025, is driven by a personal and professional mission: to improve maternal health for women living with gestational diabetes, particularly in resource-limited settings, like his native country of Zimbabwe.
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Graduate Student Research: Tiny Galaxy, Big Find: Black Hole Discovered in Nearby Segue 1

Oct. 27, 2025
Small and unassuming, Segue 1 is a nearby dwarf galaxy containing only a handful of stars – too few to provide the gravity needed to keep itself from scattering into space. Like other dwarf galaxies, it was long believed that gravity from a mysterious substance called dark matter was the main binding force.
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From D.C. to the Forty Acres: An LBJ Student’s Global Policy Journey

Oct. 27, 2025
For first-year Master of Global Policy Studies student Isabelle Iguchi (MGPS ’27), public service isn’t just a career path, it’s a calling.
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    Amidst the opioid overdose crisis, third-year Ph.D. student Jake Samora has been conducting community-engaged research with people who use drugs (PWUD) and providers of substance use disorder services, a challenge further complicated by pandemic-related disruptions.
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    Amidst the opioid overdose crisis, third-year Ph.D. student Jake Samora has been conducting community-engaged research with people who use drugs (PWUD) and providers of substance use disorder services, a challenge further complicated by pandemic-related disruptions.

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    Thank you to Summer Salazar for hosting the Office of Career and Life Design’s Business and Etiquette Dinner at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center earlier this month.
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    Thank you to Summer Salazar for hosting the Office of Career and Life Design’s Business and Etiquette Dinner at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center earlier this month.

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    “I’m interested in how we can design and talk about technology in ways that benefit society while staying practical and effective,” Jeewon (Joanne) Kim, third-year Ph.D. candidate @txadpr @texasmoody, said.
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    “I’m interested in how we can design and talk about technology in ways that benefit society while staying practical and effective,” Jeewon (Joanne) Kim, third-year Ph.D. candidate @txadpr @texasmoody, said.

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    With his screenplay "Polar Night”, screenwriting M.F.A. student Aaron Lopez represents @utexasrtf @texasmoody as one of ten semifinalists in the 2025 Humanitas College Drama Awards.
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    With his screenplay "Polar Night”, screenwriting M.F.A. student Aaron Lopez represents @utexasrtf @texasmoody as one of ten semifinalists in the 2025 Humanitas College Drama Awards.

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    It’s thanks to second-year master's student Yenny Kang that some of your favorite South Korean films have reached US audiences. Before studying @utexasrtf @texasmoody, Kang worked at CJ ENM distributing South Korean films and TV shows to US streaming platforms like Tubi and Amazon. <br>
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    It’s thanks to second-year master's student Yenny Kang that some of your favorite South Korean films have reached US audiences. Before studying @utexasrtf @texasmoody, Kang worked at CJ ENM distributing South Korean films and TV shows to US streaming platforms like Tubi and Amazon.

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    “During the pandemic, I saw firsthand how digital tools could increase access to care and support patients managing chronic conditions,” Namuun Clifford, fourth-year Ph.D. candidate @longhornnursing, said.
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    “During the pandemic, I saw firsthand how digital tools could increase access to care and support patients managing chronic conditions,” Namuun Clifford, fourth-year Ph.D. candidate @longhornnursing, said.

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    Now interning with Chioco Design as part of the Professional Residency Program, third-year Master of Architecture student Emma Martin supplements her graduate studies @utsoa with a small business that allows her to use her background in studio art. <br>
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    Now interning with Chioco Design as part of the Professional Residency Program, third-year Master of Architecture student Emma Martin supplements her graduate studies @utsoa with a small business that allows her to use her background in studio art.

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    From viral memes and BookTok fandoms to Formula 1 and social media crises, Andrea Lim, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, is bringing a fresh, critical lens to the ways we connect, consume and build communities online.<br>
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    From viral memes and BookTok fandoms to Formula 1 and social media crises, Andrea Lim, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, is bringing a fresh, critical lens to the ways we connect, consume and build communities online.

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    “I explore how maternal and reproductive health policies and other contextual factors influence the health, care experiences and overall well-being of pregnant and parenting people,” Madison Haiman, fourth-year Ph.D. candidate @utaustinsocialwork, said.
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    “I explore how maternal and reproductive health policies and other contextual factors influence the health, care experiences and overall well-being of pregnant and parenting people,” Madison Haiman, fourth-year Ph.D. candidate @utaustinsocialwork, said.