Office of Graduate Studiesat T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S AT DA L L A S

UT Dallas and the Dallas-Fort Worth Area

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is one of the nation’s largest urban areas, with shopping, entertainment venues, museums and art galleries, and places for outdoor running, biking, hiking and skating. DFW’s low cost of living and thriving business enterprises set it ahead of other leading U.S. cities, and it is a nationally ranked hub of major career opportunities.

NOTEWORTHY: 1st in the country for percent job growth in metro areas. (U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics)

11th most high-tech city in the world. (Business Insider)

2nd best state for business and careers in the U.S. (Forbes.com)

Home to 22 Fortune 500 companies and more than 42 Fortune 1000 companies.

Dallas-Fort Worth ranks in the Top 20 Best Places to Live by U.S. News & World Report.

DFW area ranks 3rd on the Milken Institute list of the Best Performing Cities.

3rd Fastest-Growing Cities in America 2018. (Forbes.com)

Founded in 1969, The University of Texas at Dallas has evolved into an internation-ally recognized "Tier One" research insti-tution and became the first university in North Texas to achieve National Re-search University Fund status. An array of highly lauded business, engineering and science programs have established UT Dallas’ reputation for interdisciplinary programs such as arts and technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, and biomedical engineering. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine and The Princeton Review have ranked UT Dallas among their best values for public col-leges nationally, and Times Higher Educa-tion consistently ranks UT Dallas among the top universities in the United States under 50 years of age. Our renowned faculty consists of more than 550 ten-ured and tenure-track members hailing from the world’s best colleges, including members of the National Academies of Engineering, Inventors and Sciences. In addition, UT Dallas is home to more than 40 centers and institutes that facilitate research and opportunities for hands-on learning.

School of Arts and HumanitiesArt History MA

History MAHistory of Ideas MA PHD

Humanities MA PHDLatin American Studies MA

Literature MA PHDVisual and Performing Arts MA PHD

School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging CommunicationArts, Technology, and Emerging

CommunicationMA, MFA PHD

School of Behavioral and Brain SciencesApplied Cognition and Neuroscience MS

Audiology AUDCognition and Neuroscience PHD

Communication Disorders MSCommunication Sciences and Disorders PHD

Human Development and Early Childhood Disorders

MS

Psychological Sciences MS PHD

School of Economic, Political and Policy SciencesApplied Sociology MS

Criminology MS PHDEconomics MS PHD

Geospatial Information Sciences MS PHDInternational Political Economy* MS

Political Science MA PHDPublic Affairs MPA PHDPublic Policy MPP

Public Policy and Political Economy PHDSocial Data Analytics and Research MS

*A dual master’s degree in Political Economy is also available and features one year at UT Dallas and

one year at the University of Marburg in Germany.

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer ScienceBiomedical Engineering MS PHD

Computer Engineering MS PHDComputer Science MSCS PHD

Electrical Engineering MSEE PHDMaterials Science and Engineering MS PHD

Mechanical Engineering MS PHDSoftware Engineering MS PHD

Systems Engineering and Management** MSTelecommunications Engineering MSTE PHD

EXECUTIVE EDUCATIONSoftware Engineering MS

Systems Engineering and Management** MS**Joint program between Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and

Computer Science and Naveen Jindal School of Management.

School of Interdisciplinary StudiesInterdisciplinary Studies MA

School of Natural Sciences and MathematicsActuarial Science MS

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology MSBiotechnology MS

Chemistry MS PHDGeosciences MS PHDMathematics MS PHD

Mathematics Education MATMolecular and Cell Biology MS PHD

Physics MS PHDScience Education MAT

Statistics MS PHD

Graduate-Level Degreesat THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS

Naveen Jindal School of ManagementAccounting MS

Business Administration MBABusiness Analytics MS

Energy Management MSFinance MS

Financial Engineering and Risk Management MSHealthcare Leadership and Management MS

Information Technology and Management MSInnovation and Entrepreneurship MS

International Management Studies MS PHD‡ Management Science MS PHD***

Marketing MSSupply Chain Management MS

Systems Engineering and Management ◊ MS

EXECUTIVE EDUCATIONBusiness Analytics MS

Executive Master of Business Administration ◊◊

MBA

Global Leadership Executive Master of Business Administration

MBA

Healthcare Leadership and Management MSLeadership and Organizational Development MS

Management Science ◊◊◊ MSSupply Chain Management MS

Systems Engineering and Management ◊ MS*** This degree program offers concentrations in Accounting,

Finance, Information Systems, Marketing and Operations Management.

◊Joint program between Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and Naveen Jindal School of Management

◊◊ Executive MBA offers concentrations in Healthcare Management for Physicians, Product Lifecycle and

Supply Chain Management and Project Management.

◊◊◊This Executive Education degree program offers concentrations. Please visit the program pages on the Jindal School website,

jindal.utdallas.edu for more information.

Certificate Name Type

Advanced Graduate Teaching Certificate (AGTC) Professional Biomedical Sciences Academic

Business Intelligence and Data Mining AcademicCoaching Professional

Corporate Innovation AcademicCybersecurity Systems Academic

Data Science Academic Economic and Demographic Data Analysis Academic

Enterprise Systems AcademicExecutive and Professional Coaching Academic †

Geographic Information Systems Academic Geospatial Intelligence Academic

Graduate Teaching Certificate (GTC) ProfessionalHealthcare Information Technology Academic

Healthcare Leadership and Management for Physicians Professional

Holocaust Studies AcademicInformation Assurance Academic

Lean Six Sigma ProfessionalLean Six Sigma Green Belt in Healthcare Quality AcademicLean Six Sigma Yellow Belt in Healthcare Quality Academic

Local Government Management AcademicManagement Professional

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology AcademicNegotiation and Mediation ‡ Academic †

New Venture Entrepreneurship AcademicNonprofit Governance Professional

Nonprofit Management Academic Oil and Gas Financial Management Professional

Organizational Consulting ‡ AcademicPost-Doctoral Teaching Certificate (PDTC) Professional

Product Lifecycle Management ProfessionalProduct Lifecycle Supply Chain Management Academic

Program Development and Design ProfessionalProgram Evaluation Academic

Project Management AcademicRemote Sensing Academic

Research Foundations in Accounting AcademicSourcing Management Professional

Supply Chain Management ProfessionalSystems Engineering Academic

Systems Management Academic†Also offered as a professional certificate.

‡Available May 2019.

 utdallas.edu/housing

For graduate students, on-campus housing is available in University Village apartments, Canyon Creek Heights apartments, as well as University Commons Residence Halls. The apartments offer a variety of furnished and unfurnished floor plans. University Commons residence halls feature fully furnished three-bedroom suites. All options offer UT Dallas students the comfort of home within walking distance to class.

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The Activity Center and Recreation Center West are both available to graduate students. Together, they provide access to traditional weight and cardio training equipment in addi-tion to racquetball courts, squash courts, bas-ketball courts, a climbing wall and a 25-yard indoor swimming pool. There is also access to outdoor basketball courts, a cricket field, sand volleyball courts, soccer fields, tennis courts, softball fields and baseball fields.

Housing and University Recreation

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UT Dallas has fostered a strong tradition of academic excellence since its inception and strongly encourages graduate students to participate in cutting-edge research.

Four research buildings have been added since 2016, adding over 430,000 square feet of space with an additional building scheduled for completion by 2020.

Blackstone LaunchPad innovation.utdallas.edu/startup-programs

Blackstone LaunchPad gives campus community members a resource and a facility to pursue entrepreneurial dreams. The program's 5,000-square-foot-space is located near the center of campus and operates under the umbrella of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Blackstone LaunchPad helps the campus community with startups with resources to:- Flesh out ideas and initial concepts.- Overcome obstacles as companies become larger.- Connect with an online support community.- Network with peers.- Obtain one-on-one mentorship.

Bioengineering and Sciences Building

Brain Performance Institute

Research and Entrepreneurship

Callier Richardson Expansion

Engineering and Computer Science West

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Nearly 6,000 international students representing more than 100 countries call UT Dallas home. The International Center provides cultural, social and transitional programs to help international students succeed academically, personally and professionally. Programs include cultural festivals, English support, local trips, spouse and family events and American culture exposure.

keeping new comets on course

Orbit  orbit.utdallas.edu

Orbit helps all new Comets—first time in college, transfer, international and graduate-level students—engage, explore and discover pathways to success during their first year at UT Dallas. Graduate students in Orbit attend semi-nar courses and participate in activities that specifically address opportunities available to help them have an excellent start to their graduate training.

International Center

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The Eugene McDermott Graduate Fellows Program is designed to prepare out-standing doctoral students for careers in leading research enterprises. The University's schools, departments and programs recruit distinguished doctor-al students from across the nation and around the world. Each year, some of the most talented of these are named Eugene McDermott Graduate Fellows. McDermott Fellows receive a four-year award pack-age that annually includes a 12-month stipend of $36,000, health insurance, tuition and fees, discretionary budget of $10,000, professional development and other enrichment opportunities.

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UT Dallas offers the option of a variable tuition rate or a guaranteed tuition plan. Tuition and fee charges cap at the 12 credit hour rate under either plan. The Variable Tuition Plan will adjust each year and is the default plan for all entering students. All new students are eligible to lock in their tuition rate for four years by opting in to the UT Dallas Guaranteed Tuition Plan. For additional information about the Guaranteed Tuition Plan, please call the UT Dallas Bursar's Office at 972-883-2612 or visit utdallas.edu/bursar.

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Many graduate programs offer teaching and re-search assistantships that give graduate students the opportunity to teach classes, and conduct field work and laboratory experiments.

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Several scholarships for graduate students are offered. U.S. citizens may apply for financial aid through the UT Dallas Financial Aid Office.

Eugene McDermott Graduate Fellowship

Tuition and Fees, Scholarships and Financial Aid

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The Office of Graduate Studies works with faculty to elevate the quality of graduate education across the University and challenges students to gain high-level expertise to make original, creative discoveries by immersing themselves in their education. Graduate Studies offers workshops for students on writing, finding fellowships and careers. Graduate Studies also helps facilitate faculty mentoring and provides a wealth of tools to help students navigate their graduate school experience from assistantships to dissertation.

For more information about these resources, visit the following links:

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 utdallas.edu/ogs/gradcareers

 utdallas.edu/ogs/student_life/writing_services

The Office of Graduate Studies

UT Dallas graduates have been hired by:Amazon.com

American Airlines

Apple Inc.

AT&T

Bank of America

Baylor Health Care Systems Boeing

Capital One

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Dell

Deloitte

Ebay

Ericsson

Ernst & Young

Fidelity Investments

Frito Lay

GameStop

Google Inc.

Groupon

Hewlett-Packard Company

Hilton Worldwide

IBM Intel Corporation

JCPenney Corporate

JPMorgan

Lockheed Martin

Microsoft

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Raytheon Company

Samsung

Southwest Airlines

State Farm Insurance

Texas Instruments

Yahoo

UT Dallas does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its programs and activities. For more information, contact the director of Institutional Equity or Title IX coordinator at 972-883-5331, visit their offices at SPN 2.720, or email InstitutionalEquity@utdallas.edu or TitleIXCoordinator@utdallas.edu.

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