
Spotlight on doctoral graduates
UTSA has awarded, on average, 120+ doctorates annually over the last decade and currently has nearly 1,000 students enrolled in 25 Ph.D. programs. Here’s a snapshot of UTSA doctoral students and graduates — who they are, where they are now, and how they’re shaping the future of our community and world.
![]() 47%
of UTSA’s Ph.D. graduates identify as Black or Latino
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![]() 39%
work in research & development post-graduation
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![]() 17%
work in management or administration post-graduation
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![]() 60%
stay to work in our region
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![]() 59%
earn their degree without any undergraduate or graduate debt
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Doctoral student success is the marker of a great research university. As a pre-eminent Hispanic-Serving Institution, UTSA’s faculty, programs, and innovative research play a transformative role in accelerating Latino student success in their graduate and post-doctoral endeavors. Ultimately, our work diversifies higher education and helps the nation’s workforce more closely represent the demographic future of the United States.
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Source: NSF's Survey of Earned Doctorates. Data reflects U.S. citizens and permanent residents only. Peer institutions include those with "high research activity" Carnegie classification. |