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Houston's higher education system is represented by public and private universities. For example, the largest university in the state of Texas, the University of Texas at Austin, is located here.
Universities receive hundreds of millions of dollars of research funding. Traditional pedagogical approaches are harmoniously combined with innovations, which makes it possible to improve and update programs for the needs of the labor market and students. Houston universities offer a wide range of specialties - humanitarian, technical, classical and narrow-profile.
Popular areas of study in Houston for foreign students:
- Medicine
- Engineering
- Pharmacology
- Business
- Architecture
- Jurisprudence
- Geology.
Studying at the universities in Houston follows the American model: with a democratic atmosphere in the classroom, debates and active discussion of problems in the studied area.
Top 7 best universities in Houston 2026
| 1 | Louisiana State University |
| 2 | Rice University |
| 3 | University of Houston (UH) |
| 4 | William Mars Rice University |
| 5 | Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) |
| 6 | University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
| 7 | Texas Wesleyan University |
