Universities in State of Texas

• Best student cities

Four of the world's top 50 student cities are located in the Lone Star State, including Arlington, Austin, Dallas and Houston. It is a state with a high and distinctive culture, friendly to foreigners, open to new trends.

• Many universities in Texas — are among the best in the USA

There are 18 universities from the latest QS world university ranking in Texas: USA, and 3 universities are also included in Times Higher Education. These are serious academic and research organizations that give students opportunities for practical training through a variety of academic preparation options, various internship programs and research projects. This significantly increases the chances of successful employment.

• Best employers for top graduates

Paradox: since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in the number of relocating companies! More than 200 projects have already been implemented to move, and another 237 exist as statements of intent. The state's tax policy and solid labor resources, coupled with rich raw material base, promise fabulous benefits for big business. Apple, Tesla and dozens of other corporations are opening production facilities and offices here — in practice this promises the creation of up to 2 million high-tech jobs by 2040, although now 64% of UTA graduates, 53% — A&M, 51% — TTU remain to live and work here, in addition to having a higher salary than in other states in the first year of study.

• It's never boring!

The state is very large — approximately like all of Western Europe — so students will always have bright impressions here. Dozens of stadiums and world-class sports teams, theaters, art galleries; festivals and other events are held very often, and the proximity to Dallas International Airport makes it easy and inexpensive to travel.

• Inexpensive to live and study

At the same time, prices in Texas, compared to other regions of the country, are quite affordable: according to Numbeo, rent in Dallas, Austin or Arlington is 65% and 108% cheaper than in New York or California, respectively, and consumer spending is also lower.

The only significant drawback — healthcare. In the USA, insurance medicine, without a good policy it will be very expensive to get treatment, and even emergency hospitalizations and surgeries are paid for. However, students are usually offered quite favorable insurance conditions and substantial discounts.

All this makes universities in the state of Texas especially attractive for foreigners.

• Texas State University

40 thousand students, 50 schools and departments, 10 colleges, over 900 diverse undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. Master's programs in the field of visual and performing arts, education, and psychology are particularly recognized nationally.

This university is one of the flagships of online education, offering hundreds of distance and hybrid programs.

The university campus with an area of almost 3 sq. km includes various functional zones: there is everything you need to live, study and relax with maximum comfort and dedication - from libraries and dozens of laboratories to restaurants, cafes and even its own promenade.

• University of Texas at Austin

The 67th position in the QS World University Rankings makes the university in Austin the most famous in the state. 16,500 employees and 51,000 students study in 156 bachelor's and 260 master's programs within 18 colleges and schools. It is also one of the largest research centers with an annual fund of over $450 million.

This is a university in the traditional sense, offering all areas of training, but law, pharmacy, business, accounting are considered the best, and Austin ranks 6th in the world and first in the USA in the field of "Media and Communications".

In addition, University of Texas At Austin is considered the best sports university in the country according to Sports Illustrated: 88 Olympic champions have graduated from the university, and its football players have topped the national rankings 33 times.

• Texas A&M University

Cyclopeanly huge: 10 colleges unite 72 thousand students from 80 countries and occupy an area of more than 7 sq. km. Engineering and veterinary programs are considered the best. It is among the top 20 research universities in the USA in terms of funding, works with NASA and dozens of other federal agencies, actively offers internship programs.

• Texas Tech University

150 bachelor's programs, 108 - master's and 62 - doctoral programs, more than 60 research structures and 13 colleges. Programs in law, medicine and social sciences are considered the strongest. And TTU is also a "champion" in the USA for exchange programs with Great Britain and EU countries.

• University of Houston

The oldest in Texas - it is over a hundred years old. Rich in traditions and student rituals. Hundreds of programs are offered here, law and engineering are considered the best: the university is among the TOP-100 in the discipline "Chemical Engineering", and the University's Law Center is among the best American law schools. In addition, the business college and school of hospitality management are widely known and respected.

Life here is bustling: in addition to dozens of libraries and sports facilities, Houston has 20 sports teams and four hundred communities, and local parties and festivals attract tens of thousands of spectators from all over the country.

Depends on a number of factors:

• field of study,
• status (public or private university),
• level (bachelor's, master's, doctoral),
• study profile.

If we talk about bachelor's programs, in a public university it can cost $20,000-30,000 per year, private universities will charge more, from $28,000 to $50,000.

Master's and doctoral studies — a complicated story. PhD programs and master's preparation are more affordable, while professional ones, such as MBA and less known in Russia JD and MD, cost more. Much also depends on the university: for example, the University of Houston offers master's programs for $18,790-32,900, and studying at A&M will already cost $21,500-38,000 or more. If we talk about doctoral training programs, then the «range» can be even wider, you won't be surprised by courses costing $40-50 thousand.

Average figures for MBA programs at Texas universities — from $36,000 to $64,000. Compared to Russian business education programs, the amount seems unaffordable, but it should be taken into account that the quality of teaching and prestige of an MBA diploma from the University of Austin is comparable to Stanford or Wharton Business School, while in the latter cases you have to pay $120-140 thousand for business education.

By the way, the cost of tuition also depends on what you want to study. In American universities there are traditionally expensive and prestigious specialties — medicine, law or dentistry, pharmacy, engineering, and vice versa, more affordable ones: it is noticeably cheaper to study as a teacher, social worker or historian.