Choose a high-quality graduate program

Beverly Davenport, assistant professor of anthropology

UNT offers 150 graduate degree programs and more than 50 Graduate Academic Certificate programs. Known for excellence, our programs are widely recognized and rated among the best in the nation:

• A graduate rehabilitation counseling program ranked as one of the nation's top 25, according to U.S. News & World Report
• Texas' most selective education program, which has one of the largest enrollments in the state, according to U.S. News & World Report
• The nation's first mechanical and energy engineering graduate program
• The state's best public administration (city management/urban policy) master's program, ranked ninth nationally by U.S. News & World Report
• A graduate counseling program ranked first in Texas and 15th nationally by U.S. News & World Report
• An environmental philosophy program recognized as the best in the world by the International Association for Environmental Philosophy
• A health librarianship program ranked third nationally by U.S. News & World Report
• The state's only nationally accredited professional journalism master's degree
• One of the nation's best music colleges and an internationally respected jazz program
• Online M.B.A. ranked as one of the top 10 best buys among distance-learning programs
• Online master's degree in long-term care, senior housing and aging services ranked fifth nationally in affordability
• The first and only Ph.D. program in art education in Texas
• Highly regarded programs in biological sciences, chemistry, engineering technology, environmental science, mathematics, political science and visual arts

Victor R. Prybutok, Regents Professor of information technology and decision sciences

Learn from an outstanding faculty

Expert faculty

A university's true strength resides in its faculty. Our faculty members are advancing the frontiers of knowledge through research and creative activities, providing graduate students with opportunities to participate in leading-edge discovery.

Scientific, professional and educational organizations recognize UNT's excellence in teaching and research.

For example, Rada Mihalcea, associate professor of computer science and engineering, received the U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor for a beginning scientist or engineer. She is among the top 100 university researchers nationwide to earn this recognition. Dr. Mihalcea and four other UNT faculty members also have earned the National Science Foundation's prestigious CAREER award for young teacher-scholars integrating research and education.

Other faculty honors include Fulbright Scholar awards, membership in the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, fellowships with the American Council on Education and the American Chemical Society, and nominations for Grammy awards.

"Professors introduce us to executives in the business — they give you the opportunity to make those important contacts. Faculty give us a lot of personal attention. They don’t just hear — they listen."
— Yussel Perez, master’s student in hospitality management

Take advantage of online class options

UNT is a leader in electronically delivered education and continues to be the largest provider of online credit courses among Texas public universities. More than 9,650 graduate and undergraduate students took online courses in Fall 2008.

Our web-based master's degrees and Graduate Academic Certificates are available at www.untecampus.com and include: