Areas of Study
Graduate degrees are offered in the following areas. A complete list of fields of study in which graduate courses are taught is given in the Courses section of the General Information Catalog.
Graduate handbook information is updated and maintained by each program. Graduate handbooks are available within each program's office and online at https://utexas.box.com/v/UTAustinGraduateHandbooks. Please contact the program with concerns or questions.*
School of Architecture
| Areas of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| Architecture | MArch, MAAD, PhD |
| Architectural history | MA |
| Architectural studies | MSAS |
| Community and regional planning | MSCRP, PhD |
| Historic preservation | MSHP |
| Interior design | MID |
| Landscape architecture | MLA |
| Sustainable design | MSSD |
| Urban design | MSUD |
Red McCombs School of Business
| Areas of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| Business administration | MBA |
| Accounting | MPA, MSAcc, PhD |
| Business analytics | MSBA |
| Energy management | MSEMA |
| Finance | MSF^, PhD |
| Health care transformation | MSHCT |
| Information, risk, and operations management | MSIROM, PhD |
| Information technology and management | MSITM |
| Management | MSMan, PhD |
| Marketing | MSM^, PhD |
| Technology commercialization | MSTC |
Moody College of Communication
| Areas of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| Advertising | MA, PhD |
| Audiology** | AuD** |
| Communication sciences and disorders | MA, PhD |
| Communication studies | MA, PhD |
| Journalism | MA, PhD |
| Journalism and media* | MA, PhD |
| Radio-television-film | MA, PhD |
| Radio-television-film: Film and television production^ | MFA |
| Speech, language, and hearing sciences* | MSSLHS*, PhD |
College of Education
| Areas of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and instruction | MA, MEd, EdD, PhD |
| Educational leadership and policy | MEd, EdD, PhD |
| Educational psychology | MA, MEd, PhD |
| Health behavior and health education | MEd, MSHbhed**, PhD |
| Kinesiology | MEd, MSKin, PhD |
| Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education | MA, MEd, PhD |
| Special education | MA, MEd, EdD, PhD |
Cockrell School of Engineering
| Areas of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| Aerospace engineering | MSE, PhD |
| Biomedical engineering | MSE, PhD |
| Chemical engineering | MSE, PhD |
| Civil engineering | MSE, PhD |
| Electrical and computer engineering | MSE, PhD |
| Engineering management | MSE |
| Engineering mechanics | MSE, PhD |
| Environmental and water resources engineering | MSE |
| Materials science and engineering | MSE, PhD |
| Mechanical engineering | MSE, PhD |
| Operations research and industrial engineering | MSE, PhD |
| Petroleum engineering | MSE, PhD |
College of Fine Arts
| Areas of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| Art education | MA |
| Art history | MA, PhD |
| Conducting** | MMusic, DMA |
| Dance | MFA |
| Design | MA, MFA |
| Music | MMusic, DMA, PhD |
| Music and human learning** | MMusic, DMA, PhD |
| Studio art | MFA |
| Theatre | MA, MFA, PhD |
John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences
| Areas of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| Energy and earth resources | MA, MSEER |
| Geological sciences | MA, MSGeoSci, PhD |
School of Information
| Areas of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| Identity management and security | MSIMS |
| Information security and privacy* | MSISP* |
| Information studies | MSIS**, PhD |
College of Liberal Arts
| Areas of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| African and African Diaspora studies | MA, PhD |
| American studies | MA, PhD |
| Anthropology | MA, PhD |
| Asian cultures and languages | MA, PhD |
| Asian studies | MA |
| Classics | MA, PhD |
| Clinical psychology** | PhD |
| Comparative literature | MA, PhD |
| Creative writing | MFA |
| Economics | MA, MSEco**, PhD |
| English | MA, PhD |
| French | MA, PhD |
| Geography | MA, PhD |
| Germanic studies | MA, PhD |
| Government | MA, PhD |
| History | MA, PhD |
| Human dimensions of organizations | MA |
| Iberian and Latin American languages and cultures | MA, PhD |
| Italian studies | MA, PhD |
| Latin American studies | MA, PhD |
| Linguistics | MA, PhD |
| Mexican American and Latina/o studies | MA, PhD |
| Middle Eastern languages and cultures | MA, PhD |
| Middle Eastern studies | MA |
| Philosophy | MA, PhD |
| Psychology | MA, PhD |
| Religious studies | MA, PhD |
| Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies | MA |
| Sociology | MA, PhD |
| Women’s and gender studies | MA |
College of Natural Sciences
| Areas of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| Astronomy | MA, PhD |
| Biochemistry | MA, PhD |
| Cell and molecular biology | MA, PhD |
| Chemistry | MA, PhD |
| Computer science | MSCompSci, PhD |
| Data Science* | MSDS* |
| Ecology, evolution, and behavior | MA, PhD |
| Human development and family sciences | MA, PhD |
| Marine science | MSMarineSci, PhD |
| Mathematics | MA, PhD |
| Microbiology | MA, PhD |
| Neuroscience | MSNeurosci, PhD |
| Nutritional sciences | MSNS, PhD |
| Physics | MA, PhD |
| Plant biology | MA, PhD |
| Statistics | MSStat, PhD |
| Textile and apparel technology | MSTAT |
School of Nursing
| Areas of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| Nursing | |
| Nursing: Clinical nurse specialist^ | MSN |
| Nursing: Leadership in diverse settings^ | MSN |
| Nursing: Nurse practitioner^ | MSN |
| Nursing practice** | DNP |
| Nursing science** | PhD |
College of Pharmacy
| Areas of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical sciences | MSPS, PhD |
| Translational science | PhD |
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
| Areas of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| Global policy studies | MGPS** |
| Public affairs | MPAff |
| Public policy | PhD |
Steve Hicks School of Social Work
| Areas of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| Social work | MSSW, PhD |
Intercollegial Programs
| Areas of Study | Degree(s) |
|---|---|
| Computational science, engineering, and mathematics | MSCSEM, PhD |
| Writing | MFA |
| * | Added fall 2020. |
| ** | Changed fall 2020:
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| ^ | The following changes are pending approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, per Texas Education Code Section 61.0512, at the time of publication:
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