Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

The University of Texas at El Paso offers 174 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 21 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 5,368 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at UTEP. 3,840 students completed bachelor's programs and 1,253 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at UTEP. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Bachelor's	69	9	3,840	1,523	2,317
Master's	70	12	1,253	533	720
Doctor's	24	NOT OFFERED	236	110	126
Post-Graduate Certificate	11	NOT OFFERED	39	14	25

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from The University of Texas at El Paso. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Mechanical Engineering program has the highest salary ($72,926) after graduation and the Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $72,486 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Mechanical Engineering	$72,926	$6,077	$16,378	$174
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$72,486	$6,041	$17,823	$189
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$71,523	$5,960	$19,869	$211
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$64,380	$5,365	$18,700	$198
Industrial Engineering	$63,093	$5,258	$16,104	$171
Civil Engineering	$57,596	$4,800	$16,341	$173
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$49,760	$4,147	$18,938	$201
Mathematics	$47,836	$3,986	$18,125	$192
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$46,221	$3,852	$21,000	$223
Accounting and Related Services	$44,126	$3,677	$17,500	$186
Finance and Financial Management Services	$40,142	$3,345	$15,898	$169
Business/Commerce, General	$39,830	$3,319	-	-

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$105,629	$8,802	$41,000	$466
Mechanical Engineering	$74,084	$6,174	-	-
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$69,171	$5,764	-	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,643	$5,637	$31,722	$361
Accounting and Related Services	$61,450	$5,121	$16,634	$189
Educational Administration and Supervision	$54,958	$4,580	$32,424	$369
Public Administration	$52,431	$4,369	-	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$52,240	$4,353	$33,701	$383
Social Work	$50,724	$4,227	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	$50,484	$4,207	$38,965	$443
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$48,766	$4,064	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	$46,557	$3,880	-	-

Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$78,144	$6,512	$44,877	$510

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at The University of Texas at El Paso.

At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the most completers of 354 and the Biology/Biological Sciences Bachelor program has the second most completers of 272 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	354	69	285
Biology/Biological Sciences	272	92	180
Education	269	20	249
Psychology	265	56	209
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	250	101	149
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	206	91	115
Computer and Information Sciences	169	139	30
Mechanical Engineering	156	123	33
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	145	71	74
Rehabilitation Science	139	33	106

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	114	28	86
Business Administration and Management	109	43	66
Accounting	61	20	41
Systems Engineering	59	43	16
Educational Leadership and Administration	55	18	37
Construction Management	53	35	18
Curriculum and Instruction	48	9	39
Mechanical Engineering	45	33	12
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	40	27	13
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	33	7	26

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Computational Science	14	13	1
Mechanical Engineering	12	8	4
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	12	6	6
Biology/Biological Sciences	11	7	4
Educational Leadership and Administration	11	3	8
Nursing Practice	11	1	10
Business Administration and Management	9	5	4
Chemistry	8	2	6
Computer Science	8	6	2
Curriculum and Instruction	8	3	5

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Latin American Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	68	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Advertising	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	169	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	269	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	8	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	11	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	2	NOT OFFERED	0
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	3	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	77	6	5	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	75	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	12	NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	6	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	156	45	12	NOT OFFERED
Metallurgical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Linguistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	29^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and Composition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	3	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	272	7	11	3
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Molecular Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Microbiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bioinformatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	1
Mathematics and Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	0	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Natural Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computational Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	14	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	145	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	1	8	0
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	7	6	NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and Seismology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	265	NOT OFFERED	6	4
Experimental Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	250^ONLINE	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Forensic Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
National Security Policy Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14^ONLINE	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	61	9	NOT OFFERED	3
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Dance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	22^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	12
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and Promotion	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	139	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	354^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	114	NOT OFFERED	10
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	103	109^ONLINE	9	0
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	127	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	98	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	85	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	53^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	103	109^ONLINE	9	0
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	127	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	98	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	85	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	53^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	46	14	3	2
History (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED

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