Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, The University of Texas at El Paso offers 180 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 27 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 5,269 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at UTEP. 3,790 students completed bachelor's programs and 1,221 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	10	3,790	1,527	2,263
Master's	73	16	1,221	522	699
Doctor's	24	NOT OFFERED	210	93	117
Post-Graduate Certificate	14	1	48	12	36

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 378 and the Psychology Bachelor program has the second most completers of 299 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	378	73	305
Psychology	299	59	240
Biology/Biological Sciences	269	82	187
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	264	106	158
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	206	86	120
Education	205	18	187
Mechanical Engineering	182	137	45
Computer and Information Sciences	181	147	34
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	132	64	68
Accounting	111	48	63

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	129	61	68
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	118	29	89
Education	74	19	55
Accounting	55	24	31
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	50	35	15
Construction Management	49	34	15
Systems Engineering	45	28	17
Social Work	40	5	35
Mechanical Engineering	39	32	7
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	38	11	27

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Educational Leadership and Administration	15	8	7
Mechanical Engineering	12	8	4
Biology/Biological Sciences	11	5	6
Psychology	10	1	9
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	9	3	6
Rhetoric and Composition	8	6	2
Curriculum and Instruction	6	3	3
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	5	2	3
Mathematics and Statistics	5	5	-
Computer Science	4	3	1

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	27	3	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	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7^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	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	77	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Advertising	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47^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	181	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	205^ONLINE	74^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	6	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23^ONLINE	15	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	6
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	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	3	NOT OFFERED	0
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5^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	12	4	NOT OFFERED	0
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	2	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	63	10	2	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	78	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	9	NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	3	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	182	39	12	NOT OFFERED
Metallurgical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	45^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Linguistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	6	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	6	4	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	41	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	28^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and Composition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	8	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	269	11	11	3
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Molecular Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Microbiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bioinformatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	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	33	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	0
Mathematics and Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	5	NOT OFFERED

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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computational Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	3	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	50	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	132	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	4	3	1
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	4	2	NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and Seismology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	6	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	299	NOT OFFERED	10	5
Experimental Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	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	264^ONLINE	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	3
Forensic Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	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	29^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	40	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	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
National Security Policy Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20^ONLINE	20^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	5	NOT OFFERED	1
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	2	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	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	16^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	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	31	NOT OFFERED	14
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	54	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and Promotion	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	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	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	108	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	378^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	118	NOT OFFERED	4
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	87	129^ONLINE	3	NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	111	55	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	97	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	75	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	49^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	22^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	87	129^ONLINE	3	NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	111	55	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	97	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	75	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	49^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47	5	2	1
History (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

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