The Characteristics of Doctoral Programs were developed by the Coordinating Board's Graduate Education Advisory Committee (GEAC) to provide a snapshot of doctoral programs offered by Texas public universities and health-related institutions. The information presented in the Characteristics serves as a reference for the general public who are interested in doctoral education, including prospective students and their families. The Coordinating Board has adopted rules for the Characteristics of Doctoral Programs, which may be accessed online: Texas Administrative Code.
The reports below were updated March 2022.
Program |
Degree |
ARTS & HUMANITIES |
|
Humanities |
PhD (updated 4/26/2021) |
Visual and Performing Arts (Humanities-Aesthetic Studies) |
PhD (updated 4/26/2021) |
History of Ideas (Humanities-History of Ideas) |
PhD (updated 4/26/2021) |
Literature (Humanities-Studies in Literature) |
PhD (updated 4/26/2021) |
ARTS, TECHNOLOGY, AND EMERGING COMMUNICATION |
|
Arts and Technology |
PhD (updated 2/26/2021) |
Arts, Technology and Emerging Communication |
PhD (updated 1/5/2022) |
BEHAVIORAL & BRAIN SCIENCES |
|
Audiology |
AuD (updated 2/1/2021) |
Communication Sciences and Disorders |
PhD (updated 2/1/2021) |
Psychological Sciences |
PhD (updated 2/1/2021) |
Cognition and Neuroscience |
PhD (updated 2/1/2021) |
ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND POLICY SCIENCES |
|
Criminology |
PhD (updated 2/18/2022) |
Economics |
PhD (updated 2/18/2022) |
Geospatial Sciences |
PhD (updated 2/18/2022) |
Political Science |
PhD (updated 2/18/2022) |
Public Affairs |
PhD (updated 2/18/2022) |
Public Policy and Political Economy |
PhD (updated 2/18/2022) |
ERIK JONSSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE |
|
Biomedical Engineering |
PhD (updated 2/25/2022) |
Computer Engineering |
PhD (updated 2/25/2022) |
Computer Science |
PhD (updated 2/25/2022) |
Electrical Engineering |
PhD (updated 2/25/2022) |
Electrical Engineering - Microelectron |
PhD (updated 2/25/2022) |
Materials Science & Engineering |
PhD (updated 2/25/2022) |
Mechanical Engineering |
PhD (updated 2/25/2022) |
Software Engineering |
PhD (updated 2/25/2022) |
Telecommunications Engineering |
PhD (updated 2/25/2022) |
JINDAL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT |
|
Management Science |
PhD(updated 3/7/2022) |
International Management Studies |
PhD(updated 3/7/2022) |
NATURAL SCIENCES & MATHEMATICS |
|
Department of Biological Sciences |
PhD (updated 3/10/2022) |
Department of Chemistry |
PhD (updated 3/10/2022) |
Department of Geosciences |
PhD (updated 3/10/2022) |
Department of Mathematical Sciences |
PhD (updated 5/17/2022) |
Department of Physics |
PhD (updated 5/17/2022) |