Firsts and bests



  • A graduate rehabilitation counseling program ranked as the state’s best and one of the nation’s top 25, according to U.S. News and World Report
  • Texas’ most selective education program, which has one of the largest enrollments in the state, according to U.S. News and 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 9th nationally by U.S. News and World Report
  • A graduate counseling program rank first in Texas and 15th nationally by U.S. News and 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 and World Report
  • The state’s only nationally accredited professional journalism master’s degree
  • One of the nation’s best music programs, including an internationally respected jazz studies 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