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UNIVERSITY IN THE METROPLEX
Washington Monthly, 2024
RANKINGS & RECOGNITION
#1 UNIVERSITY IN DFW
Ranked #1 by Wall Street Journal. Our students and faculty have the Maverick Factor—something they prove with each and every achievement and recognition they receive.
SEALS & DESIGNATIONS
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AFFORDABLE EXCELLENCE
#1 IN DFW FOR BEST SALARIES
Wall Street Journal, 2025
Top Online Value
Ranked #38 on College Consensus, 2022
Highest First-Year Median Earnings
UT System Survey, 2024
#1 in DFW for Least Debt Among Graduates
U.S. News & World Report, 2025
#1 in DFW for Social Mobility
U.S. News & World Report, 2025
HIGHLY RANKED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
BEST GRADUATE SCHOOLS
U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 rankings include 18 graduate programs at UTA.
Nursing Value
Money.com including UTA on its list of the “Best Nursing Master’s Programs for Your Money” in 2025.
PART-TIME MBA RECOGNITION
Fortune magazine's first-ever ranking of the best part-time Master of Business Administration degree programs placed UTA at No. 25 among public universities.
BEST AEROSPACE ENGINEERING PROGRAM
U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 “Best Graduate Schools” list ranks the College of Engineering graduate program in aerospace engineering No. 47.
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TOP PROGRAM FOR ONLINE MASTER’S DEGREES IN EDUCATION
U.S. News & World Report ranked the College of Education’s online master's program No. 26 in the U.S. and No. 10 for veterans.
#5 IN TEXAS FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN
UTA ranked No. 5 in Texas among public schools and colleges, No. 32 nationally, and No. 8 in the Southwest by Animation Career Review.
TOP NURSING PROGRAM FOR VETERANS
U.S. News & World Report ranks the College of Nursing and Health Innovation’s online master's program No. 18 for veterans.
TOP MBA PROGRAM
The part-time MBA program came in No. 58 out of 241 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 “Best Graduate Schools” list.
SOCIAL WORK #43 IN NATION
U.S. News & World Report ranked the graduate social work program No. 43 in the nation on its 2024 "Best Graduate Schools" list.
UTA prides itself on making a difference in students’ lives, both during and after the journey to their degree. This significant national ranking is a testament to the hard work our faculty and staff put in to ensure every Maverick succeeds on their chosen path.
Students First
#6 in the U.S. for Undergraduate Ethnic Diversity
U.S. News & World Report, 2025
Postsecondary Success Recognition Program Winner
for commitment to student success and economic mobility (U.S. Department of Education, 2025)
Military Friendly University
Military Friendly® School Gold Level for 2025-26
#1 Best for Veterans Among Public Universities in Texas
Military Times, 2024
Phi Theta Kappa
Transfer Honor Roll (among 171 colleges and universities, 2022)
Top for Indigenous Students
2023-24 list of Top 200 Colleges for Indigenous Students by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society