Graduate Education
US News & World Report ranks the Cockrell School 11th among more than 195 graduate engineering schools offering doctoral degrees in the United States.
Six of the Cockrell School graduate programs are ranked in the US News & World Report Top 10. All of our graduate programs are ranked in the top 25.
On average, research expenditures for the Cockrell School of Engineering total more than $150 million per year.
To support our graduate students, last year the Cockrell School of Engineering provided more than $3.1 million in fellowship support.
The Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin has achieved its stellar reputation in graduate education based on a simple formula: engage top students with top faculty, and together they create the technological knowledge needed to solve critical global problems.
As a graduate student at the Cockrell School, you become part of a longstanding tradition of excellence and success. Whether your focus is local or global, your graduate education generates opportunities for truly making a difference across every spectrum of society.
Degree ProgramsApplication Deadlines
The Cockrell School offers a variety of graduate degree options, including weekend, dual, and interdisciplinary degree programs.
| Graduate Degree Programs | MS | PhD |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Architectural Engineering | ✓ | |
| Biomedical Engineering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chemical Engineering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Civil Engineering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Engineering Mechanics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Environmental Engineering | ✓ | |
| Materials Science and Engineering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mechanical Engineering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operations Research & Industrial Engineering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Petroleum Engineering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weekend Graduate Degree Programs (Option III) | MS | |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Management | ✓ | |
| Software Engineering | ✓ |
| Other Cockrell School-Affiliated Graduate Degree Programs | MS | PhD |
|---|---|---|
| Intercollegial: Computational Science, Engineering and Mathematics Program | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cross Institutional: Biomedical PhD (UT Austin) /MD (UT Medical Branch Galveston) | ✓ |
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| Dual degree: Engineering / Public Affairs | ✓ | |
| Dual degree: Mechanical Engineering / Masters of Business Administration | ✓ | |
| Energy & Earth Resources (MA) |
✓ |
Graduate Application Deadlines
| Department | Fall | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | Dec. 15 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 15 |
| Architectural Engineering | Dec. 15 | Sept. 1 | Dec. 15 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Dec. 1 | Oct. 1 | March 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | Dec. 23 | Oct. 1 | n/a |
| Civil Engineering | Dec. 15 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 15 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Dec. 15 | Dec. 15 | Dec. 15 |
| Engineering Mechanics | Dec. 15 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 15 |
| Environmental Engineering | Dec. 15 | Sept. 1 | Dec. 15 |
| Materials Science Engineering | Dec. 15 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 15 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Dec. 1 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 1 |
| Operations Research and Industrial Engineering | Dec. 1 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 1 |
| Petroleum Engineering | Dec. 15 | Sept. 1 | Dec. 15 |
| Weekend Degree Programs (Option III) | |||
| Engineering Management | June 1 | Nov. 1 | |
| Option III: Software Engineering | June 1 | Nov. 1 |
Meet Our Faculty
Hillary Hart
Dr. Hart works in Engineering Communication; Gender and Technology; Advanced Technical Communication with specific interests in Environmental communication and Risk communication; Engineering ethics, especially Research ethics; Gender and technology; Technical communication as a body of knowledge.
Commencement for Graduate Students
Cockrell School Ceremony: May 17 at 7 p.m., Frank Erwin Center
RSVP for commencement ceremony
Deadline to have your name in printed program is April 12.
For more information, call 471-4321 or visit the UT Graduate School’s Graduation and Convocation page.
