Hispanic Outlook recognizes UTSA among nation's top 10 graduate schools for Hispanics

UTSA featured in a special issue of The Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education Magazine.

(April 19, 2017) -- The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has been recognized as one of the nation's top 10 graduate schools for Hispanics by The Hispanic Outlook on Education (HOHE) Magazine. The magazine published its annual rankings in its April 2017 issue.

Every year, Hispanic Outlook magazine releases an index of the Top 25 Graduate Schools for Hispanics from two lists from the Department of Education: total graduate degrees granted and graduate student enrollment.

According to the data collected, 1,174 master's degrees awarded at UTSA in 2015 and 432 (37 percent) were awarded to Hispanic students.

The UTSA Graduate School currently offers more than 110 master's, doctoral and graduate certificate programs, including the UTSA graduate program in cybersecurity, which is ranked No. 2 in the nation, and its nationally recognized M.B.A. programs.

The Graduate School promotes and supports educational and professional development through the Graduate Student Professional Development Center, where students and alumni can network, utilize advising services and prepare for advancement in their careers.

More than 4,000 graduate students are enrolled across seven academic colleges including the College of Architecture, Construction & Planning; Business; Education & Human Development; Engineering; Liberal & Fine Arts; Public Policy and Sciences.

UTSA is ranked among the top 400 universities in the world and among the top 100 in the nation, according to Times Higher Education.

- Kara Mireles

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UTSA’s Mission

The University of Texas at San Antonio is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. As an institution of access and excellence, UTSA embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property - for Texas, the nation and the world.

UTSA’s Vision

To be a premier public research university, providing access to educational excellence and preparing citizen leaders for the global environment.

UTSA’s Core Values

We encourage an environment of dialogue and discovery, where integrity, excellence, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration and innovation are fostered.

UTSA’S Destinations

UTSA is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) as designated by the U.S. Department of Education .

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The University of Texas at San Antonio, a Hispanic Serving Institution situated in a global city that has been a crossroads of peoples and cultures for centuries, values diversity and inclusion in all aspects of university life. As an institution expressly founded to advance the education of Mexican Americans and other underserved communities, our university is committed to promoting access for all. UTSA, a premier public research university, fosters academic excellence through a community of dialogue, discovery and innovation that embraces the uniqueness of each voice.