UTEP’s six undergraduate colleges — business administration, education, engineering, liberal arts, nursing and health sciences, and science — comprise some 44 academic departments and offer more than 60 baccalaureate degrees. The Graduate School offers 65 master’s degrees in disciplines from all six colleges. Doctoral degrees are offered in Biological Sciences, Computer Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, Geological Science, Materials Science and Engineering, Psychology, and an Ed.D. degree is offered in Educational Leadership and Administration.

Expanding on its roots in the fields of science and engineering, UTEP added its first doctoral program in geological sciences in 1974 and developed a Ph.D. in computer engineering in 1990. Capitalizing on major grants from the National Science Foundation and other agencies, UTEP has concentrated in recent years on developing state-of-the-art science laboratories, where undergraduate and graduate students participate in research that is relevant to the border region.

UTEP also continues to develop its liberal arts and social sciences offerings in response to the needs of the bilingual and bicultural community the university serves. A recent addition includes a unique master of fine arts degree in creative writing, in which students study and write in English, Spanish or both languages.