Producing the Graduates Texas Needs Now
UTSA is tackling critical gaps in the state's professional workforce by focusing on growth, graduating more students with future-forward, industry-aligned skillsets each year.
2022-2023 Degrees Awarded
Fueling the Region’s Top Industries
UTSA is making heavy investments in programs and partnerships to directly support Texas' most promising growth industries.
Growing Texas’ presence as the largest cyber hub outside of Washington D.C. through future-leading talent development and multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Advancing the state’s healthcare enterprise through transdisciplinary research, collaboration and professional development.
Funneling talent into the region’s largest financial firms, including USAA, Frost Bank, Broadway Bank, Jefferson Bank and Lonestar Capital Bank.
Leading Texas and the nation in cybersecure, energy-efficient manufacturing and supply chains, with over 14K trained in cybersecurity awareness to sustain American leadership in global manufacturing competitiveness.
Bold Is... Driving our Region's Knowledge Ecosystem
BIG INVESTMENTS UTSA is shaping the future of San Antonio and South Texas with new facilities, workforce initiatives and impactful research.
Empowering Student Success Career Lab powered by GM Financial
Thanks to the generosity of longtime partner GM Financial, UTSA's University Career Center (UCC) has transformed part of its front lobby into the Career Lab powered by GM Financial — a dedicated communal space where students can receive guidance from career consultants on anything related to their professional interests and pursuits.
CAREER EXPLORATION & PREPARATION Najim Center for Innovation and Career Advancement
The Najim Center was established in 2020 by local entrepreneur and philanthropist Harvey E. Najim. Najim wanted to create a space where all students could access resources for career exploration and preparation and discover experiential learning opportunities. In 2022, Najim committed another $2 million gift to expand the center’s reach, build its network in downtown San Antonio, and provide more students with hands-on learning experiences.
COMING SOON San Pedro II - Supporting Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Opening in 2025, San Pedro II will allow UTSA to draw on the broad opportunities that exist in San Antonio to address the city’s pressing workforce needs, to connect UTSA students with experiential learning and career-engagement opportunities, and to provide training to prepare students for careers in interdisciplinary fields such as cybersecurity, computer and data sciences.
Coming Soon A New College Dedicated to Artificial Intelligence
UTSA is reshaping its academic landscape for the future with the creation of a new college dedicated to AI, cybersecurity, computing, data science and related disciplines. The college, which is expected to open in 2025 and to be the first of its kind in the country, positions UTSA to lead in the rapidly evolving landscape of advanced technologies.
National Recognition UTSA’s investments in national centers of excellence have attracted federal funding and renown talent to our region - not to mention national recognition.
UTSA’s Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII) is a public-private partnership with the Department of Energy that aims to protect American manufacturers and their supply chains from cyberattacks while also securing and sustaining American leadership in the global manufacturing marketplace.
UTSA’s National Security Collaboration Center (NSCC) is a collaborative ecosystem of government, industry and academic partners advancing a shared responsibility to solve the nation’s grandest issues surrounding cybersecurity.
Bold Is... PREPARING TEXANS FOR THE JOBS OF TOMORROW
Top 30 Employers of UTSA Graduates
UTSA students get a bold advantage in the marketplace from the many career-engaged learning opportunities that comprise our Classroom to Career Initiative. As a result, employer partners actively seek out and hire UTSA students and graduates for internships and jobs. That's one reason why 88% of UTSA graduates stay in Texas. Here’s a snapshot of where many of our graduates currently work:
CASE STUDY Creating A Sustainable Aviation Hub in San Antonio
UTSA is playing a key role in bringing federal and city braintrusts together to develop energy technologies that could potentially decarbonize the aviation sector. The project—a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E), the City of San Antonio, and CPS Energy—will position San Antonio as an innovation center for these new energy solutions.
Fueling Strategic Economic Growth
For 40 years, the UTSA’s Institute for Economic Development has helped over 5,000 businesses open their doors and create more than 58,000 jobs in the Texas economy. In 2023 alone the institute generated:
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The expansion of UTSA’s Downtown Campus, with the School of Data Science and the future Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Careers building, will attract tomorrow's startup and tech talent. UTSA grads are well prepared to fill the many smart jobs being created in San Antonio's fast growing economy.
Graham Weston, Co-founder and former chairman and CEO of Rackspace, Chair of Weston Ventures
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