AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin continues to be one of the premier schools for graduate studies, according to U.S. News & World Report’s partial release of its most recent “Best Graduate Schools.” UT made gains in several disciplines, including business, which now has nine programs ranked in the top 10.
UT maintained its top 10 spot for six colleges and schools: the College of Education (No. 6), School of Information (No. 6), Steve Hicks School of Social Work (No. 8), College of Pharmacy (No. 6), Cockrell School of Engineering (No. 7) and Jackson School of Geosciences (No. 7), ranked under Earth Sciences. Four specialties ranked No. 1 in the country: Accounting, Petroleum Engineering, Latin American History and Sociology of Population. Overall, the University has 51 graduate schools and specialty programs ranked in the top 10, when combined with rankings not updated for 2025.
“The rankings showcase the hard work and dedication of everyone involved in graduate education at the University,” said Sarah Ades, dean of the Graduate School and senior vice provost of graduate and postdoctoral studies. “I would like to thank everyone for supporting our mission to prepare graduate students for excellence in research, teaching, creative expression and intellectual leadership.”
Among the highlights in this year’s rankings:
- Three M.B.A. programs from the McCombs School of Business rose into the top 10 this year. The Management M.B.A. program is now ranked No. 8, the Marketing M.B.A. program is now ranked No. 9, and the Production/Operations Management M.B.A. program rose five spots to No. 10. This means that nine McCombs programs are ranked in the top 10, including Accounting, which has been ranked No. 1 for 19 years.
- The College of Education moved up two slots to No. 6 overall.
- The Psychology program rose nine spots to No. 14 overall.
- The School of Law moved up two ranks to No. 14 overall.
- The LBJ School of Public Affairs moved up two ranks to No. 11 overall.
U.S. News & World Report’s graduate rankings, which are published separately from the yearly ranking of undergraduate programs, are considered the gold standard of graduate and professional rankings. They are based on surveys of academic leaders and, for select programs, additional quantitative measures including placement test scores, student/faculty ratios, research expenditures, salary by profession and job placement success.
The publication updates some of its specialty rankings each year and republishes the most recent rankings in other areas.
UT graduate schools, programs and specialties that U.S. News ranked in the top 25 are listed below.
Business – 16
- Accounting – 1
- Business Analytics – 8
- Entrepreneurship – 10
- Finance – 14
- Information Systems – 3
- Management – 8
- Marketing – 9
- Production/Operations – 10
- Project Management – 3
- Real Estate – 8
- Supply Chain/Logistics – 17
- Executive MBA – 12
- Part-Time MBA – 6
Education – 6
- Counseling – 15*
- Curriculum/Instruction – 10
- Education Policy – 10
- Educational Administration/Supervision – 3
- Educational Psychology – 8
- Elementary Teacher Education – 11
- Higher Education Administration – 12
- Secondary Teacher Education – 10
- Special Education – 6
Engineering – 7
- Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering – 9
- Chemical Engineering – 8
- Civil Engineering – 4
- Computer Engineering – 8
- Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineering – 11
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering – 7
- Petroleum Engineering – 1
Health Disciplines (other than Nursing)
- Audiology – 18
- Pharmacy (College of Pharmacy) – 6*
- Social Work (Steve Hicks School of Social Work) – 8*
- Speech-Language Pathology – 14
Law – 14
- Business/Corporate Law – 18
- Constitutional Law – 14
- Contracts/Commercial Law – 13
- Criminal Law – 16
- Intellectual Property Law – 12
- International Law – 26
- Tax Law – 12
Library and Information Studies Schools (School of Information) – 6
- Archives and Preservation – 6*
- Digital Librarianship – 7*
- Information Systems – 7*
Nursing
- Master’s – 12
Public Affairs – 11
- Public Policy Analysis – 15*
The Sciences
Biological Sciences – 25*
- Ecology/Evolutionary Biology – 8*
Chemistry – 16*
- Analytical – 4*
- Inorganic – 14*
- Organic – 20*
- Physical – 14*
Computer Science – 7
- Artificial Intelligence – 10
- Programming Language – 8
- Systems – 11
- Theory – 7
Earth Sciences (Jackson School of Geosciences) – 7*
- Geochemistry – 13*
- Geology – 2*
- Geophysics and Seismology – 5*
- Paleontology – 3*
Mathematics – 13*
- Algebra – 19*
- Analysis – 8*
- Applied Math – 7*
- Topology – 8*
Physics – 13*
- Cosmology/Relativity/Gravity – 10*
- Condensed Matter – 22*
Statistics – 27*
Social Sciences and Humanities
Economics – 21
English – 17
- American Literature After 1865 – 18*
History – 13
- African American History – 10*
- Latin American History – 1*
- Modern U.S. History – 16*
Political Science – 18
- American Politics – 20*
- Comparative Politics – 18*
Psychology – 14
- Behavioral Neuroscience – 8*
- Social Psychology – 9*
Sociology – 14
- Sociology of Population – 1*
- Sex and Gender – 6*
- Social Stratification – 13*
Fine Arts (College of Fine Arts) – 23*
- Sculpture – 6*
*Ranking not revised for 2024-25. Based on latest available ranking.