The University of Texas at Austin Reviews of Master's in Liberal Arts

"Pros': Competitive, Experienced Professors, Staff helps you find an internship, hard work Con's: Lots of students"

"It is difficult for me to compare my experience with other grad schools, since I've only gone to this one. But from my personal experience I can recommend the University of Texas at Austin as its teaching and research faculty & facilities are excellent."

"Especially strong in documentation, sign language, syntax and semantics. Great lab space."

"UT is truly a Research I institution, so even the faculty in area studies do a lot of research, and many of the professors in Middle Eastern Studies are devoted to teaching as well. The main cons are the stressful workload and lack of support for career development. I feel discouraged from asking for advice about careers in academia, or alt-ac careers."

"Overall, my experience with UT at Austin and the graduate program I took was an excellent one. As an international student I often needed guidance with my academic endeavors. Not only that I received help and guidance, but I also felt proud to be a member of an educational community preoccupied with the interests, future, and personal development of its members. I was also impressed by the quality of teaching and the variety of researches conducted, as well as by the dynamic circulation of ideas in the academic setting. There are no significant minuses to my experience with UT. However, if I must mention at least one, this would be the slow and confusing bureaucratic system, although I'm convinced that it is a rather general problem, not necessarily specific to UT."

"People here are really nice. I've progressed a lot since I came to this department."

"The program size is large enough to be diverse but small enough to ensure ample time for faculty-student time for advising. The student atmosphere is very supportive and collaborative."

"I have enjoyed all of my classes as a graduate student in the Department of Geography and the Environment. I also took classes in American Studies and Anthropology. The commitment and professionalism of my advisor and committee members has been invaluable. I truly feel supported here and feel that I have been given a great amount of resources and information for expanding my experience as a student and scholar."

"I am in the Government Department, which is within the college of Liberal Arts at UT. I study Political Theory and Public Law. The program is excellent and Austin is a great place to live."