The University Of Texas At Brownsville

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, or UTB-TSC, is an educational institution located in Brownsville, Texas, United States. It is a part of the University of Texas System. It was established in 1991 with a 99-year partnership between the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) and Texas Southmost College (TSC). UTB-TSC's campus is spread across an area of more than 500 acres.

UTB-TSC offers a wide variety of degree programs in diverse areas of study. The university also offers graduate and doctoral degrees. It is organized into the following schools and colleges:

• College of Applied Technology and General Studies
• College of Graduate Studies
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Science, Mathematics, and Technology
• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Health Sciences

UTB-TSC has an active Greek life. There are several fraternities and sororities which include Kappa Lambda Chi, Kappa Sigma, Sigma Lambda Beta, and Sigma Psi Delta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, mathematics, liberal arts, science, security and law enforcement, and computer science and engineering.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

UT Brownsville participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 96% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 17,189 in 2009-2010 (9,542 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 94% of enrolled students and graduate students are 6%.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

UT Brownsville provides on-campus housing for 234 of its 9,542 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Red River Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

UT Brownsville offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (10 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (171 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (41 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Environmental Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (107 awarded)

• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Engineering Physics

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (8 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded)

• Public Administration

LIBERAL ARTS (401 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (19 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (31 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (15 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MUSIC (10 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (35 awarded)

• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (58 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

SCIENCE (86 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (77 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (63 awarded)

• Psychology