Texas has the largest number of headquarters of Fortune 500 companies. Its strong growth and stable economy have attracted a large number of excellent corporate headquarters, and also brought good prospects for college employment.
Flagship of University of Texas System: University of Texas at Austin
The University System of Texas (UT) is the largest public university system in Texas, consisting of 65,438+05 higher education institutions, including 9 universities and 6 medical centers.
Founded in 1883, the University of Texas UT Austin is the main campus of the University of Texas system and one of the best public schools in the United States. In the United States, it has the reputation of "public ivy" and is a world-famous university. It is located in Austin, the capital of Texas, the second largest state in the United States.
Austin campus has a large number of adults and strong professional strength. In the comprehensive ranking of American universities in 20 17 American News, the campus ranked 56th. Engineering and business are the two pillars of this university. Its petroleum engineering major ranks first in the United States, chemical engineering, civil engineering and other engineering majors rank first in the United States 10, seventh in the CS list (computer science major), first in accounting, fifth in finance, fourth in marketing and seventh in management. Its education major is also extremely strong.
It is also one of the top ten research universities in the United States, and has received very generous funding and donations, second only to Harvard University.
The advantages of American public schools are relatively low tuition fees and strong scientific research capabilities (public universities receive considerable government subsidies and scientific research funds, which have a greater impact on Nobel prizes and other awards). Therefore, studying in American public universities is also quite cost-effective.
In addition, the University of Texas system also includes Dallas (one of the universities with the fastest ranking jump, and the university with the highest SAT score for undergraduate students in Texas) and Arlington (a national research university and one of the fastest-growing public research universities in the United States), and their business schools have all obtained the certification of AACSB, the highest authoritative rating agency of American business schools. Of the more than 65,438 formal business schools in the United States, only less than 1.3 have obtained the certification.
The Flagship of Dezhou A&M University System —— Dezhou A&M University College Station Campus
Texas A&M University System is the second largest public university system in Texas. Its college station is the main campus and flagship campus of the system.
Texas A & ampm University is an old and powerful agricultural and engineering college. On 20 17, American news ranked 74th and American business schools ranked 27th, among which accounting and management were the best. The School of Engineering ranks 16 in the ranking of the best engineering schools in the United States, among which petroleum engineering ranks second, biological and agricultural engineering ranks fourth, aviation engineering ranks 1 1, and civil engineering ranks 12.
The university is also one of the top 100 universities in the world, and often ranks among the top ten in the United States in terms of academic quality evaluation. It has a long history and many well-known alumni. Former US Secretary of Defense Robert &; Middot Gates became the principal of the school in 2002.
The Master of Economics program is one of the trump cards of Texas A&M University. It was established in 193 1 and is one of the largest and best master of economics programs in the United States. In 2065438+05, Graduateprograms.com ranked sixth, public schools with a master's degree in financial engineering economics ranked ninth, and the United States ranked fourteenth.
South Harvard Rice University
Rice University, founded in 19 12, is the best private university in Texas, known as "Harvard in the South" and located in the largest city in Texas &; A suburb of Houston. It is also a world-famous private research university.
Rice University is strong. For a long time, the university has been ranked in the top 20 in the ranking of comprehensive universities in the United States by American News. In the latest American ranking of 20 17-20 18, Rice University is tied with Brown University, Cornell University and Vanderbilt University in the United States 14.
Twenty-five universities, including Rice University, Stanford University, California Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, are called "new Ivy League" institutions because of their high-quality education and sustained international academic achievements, and are favored by more and more students.
Rice University is famous for its engineering, management, science, art and anthropology. Its high-level teaching attitude and small class size attract many excellent students to study. Its chemical engineering and energy, biology, psychology, social science and performing arts are also dominant majors, and biomedical engineering ranks seventh in the United States.
Rice University adopts small class teaching, and its campus area is only 1. 19 square kilometers, but it is beautiful and harmonious, with good interaction between teachers and students and full of vitality. Its excellent academic level ranks among the best in the national university rankings, and the admission rate of engineering and pre-medical courses is extremely low, with fierce competition.
Rice University is unique among private universities because of its relatively low tuition fees. Ranked first in the list of the most cost-effective universities in Money magazine. What's more commendable is that it not only has low tuition fees, but also has rich scholarships. Of course, this is inseparable from the alumni donation of 65.438+0.25 billion dollars it receives every year.
American President Kennedy gave a speech about the moon at Rice University.
Rice University is famous as an engineering school, but it is committed to the comprehensive education of undergraduates and the preparatory education of preparatory students, and its teaching strength is extremely strong. The architecture department of Rice University is one of the best in the United States, and the departments of physics, English, history and archaeology are also very popular among students.
In addition to the top universities mentioned above, Texas is a fertile ground for people who want to invest in school districts because of its strong economic strength and high quality basic education, and there are a large number of top public and private primary and secondary schools in the United States.