# College of Liberal Arts at UT Austin At a glance **1,184** professors and instructors 25 departments; 44 bachelor’s, 32 master’s and 25 doctoral degree programs. Dean: David Sosa ## Departments 1,144 courses taught in Spring 2026 and Fall 2026. **College of Liberal Arts departments** | Department | People | Courses | | --- | --- | --- | | [Department of African and African Diaspora Studies](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-african-and-african-diaspora-studies) AFR, RIM, YOR | 60 people | 69 | | [Department of Air Force Science](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-air-force-science) AFS | 5 people | 9 | | [Department of American Studies](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-american-studies) AMS, URB | 32 people | 18 | | [Department of Anthropology](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-anthropology) ANT, S S | 59 people | 47 | | [Department of Asian Studies](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-asian-studies) ANS, CHI, HIN, JPN, KOR, MAL, SAN, URD | 49 people | 92 | | [Department of Classics](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-classics) AHC, C C, GK, LAT | 44 people | 37 | | [Department of Economics](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-economics) ECO | 72 people | 46 | | [Department of English](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-english) AAS, C L, CRW, E, LAH, T C | 121 people | 99 | | [Department of French and Italian](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-french-and-italian) F C, FR, ITC, ITL | 44 people | 41 | | [Department of Geography and the Environment](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-geography-and-the-environment) GRG, SUS | 29 people | 36 | | [Department of Germanic Studies](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-germanic-studies) DAN, DCH, EUS, GER, GSD, INF, J S, NOR, YID | 75 people | 79 | | [Department of Government](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-government) CTI, GOV, IRG, REE | 100 people | 101 | | [Department of History](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-history) HIS | 82 people | 78 | | [Department of Linguistics](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-linguistics) ASL, LIN | 39 people | 28 | | [Department of Mexican American and Latino/a Studies](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-mexican-american-and-latino-a-studies) LAL, MAS | 27 people | 27 | | [Department of Middle Eastern Studies](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-middle-eastern-studies) ARA, HEB, MES, PRS, TUR | 36 people | 37 | | [Department of Naval Science](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-naval-science) N S | 6 people | 9 | | [Department of Philosophy](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-philosophy) PHL, PPE | 56 people | 54 | | [Department of Psychology](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-psychology) PSY | 94 people | 55 | | [Department of Religious Studies](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-religious-studies) R S | 30 people | 31 | | [Department of Rhetoric and Writing](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-rhetoric-and-writing) HDO, RHE, WRT | 77 people | 14 | | [Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-slavic-and-eurasian-studies) BCM, CZ, POL, RUS | 23 people | 27 | | [Department of Sociology](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-sociology) H S, L A, NSC, SOC, UGS | 94 people | 62 | | [Department of Spanish and Portuguese](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-spanish-and-portuguese) ILA, LAS, POR, PRC, SPC, SPN | 91 people | 55 | | [Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts/department-of-women-s-gender-and-sexuality-studies) WGS | 37 people | 12 | **Bachelor’s degrees 44 programs** - [African and African diaspora studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/african-and-african-diaspora-studies) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) - [American studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/american-studies) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) - [Anthropology](https://utaustin.guide/majors/anthropology) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/anthropology-ba/) - [Asian cultures and languages (Students specialize in Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Japanese, Korean, Malayalam, Sanskrit, or Tamil.)](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [Asian studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/asian-studies) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) - [Behavioral and social data science](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BSBSDS - [Classical languages (Students specialize in classics, Greek, or Latin)](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [Classical studies (Students specialize in ancient history or classical archaeology)](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [Economics](https://utaustin.guide/majors/economics) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/economics-ba/) - [Economics](https://utaustin.guide/majors/economics) BSEco [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/economics-bseco/) - [English](https://utaustin.guide/majors/english) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/english-ba/) - [Ethnic studies (Students majoring in ethnic studies concentrate in Asian American studies.)](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [European studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [French studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [Geographical sciences](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BSEnvirSci - [Geography](https://utaustin.guide/majors/geography) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/geography-ba/) - [German](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/german-ba/) BA - [Government](https://utaustin.guide/majors/government) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/government-ba/) - [Health and society](https://utaustin.guide/majors/health-and-society) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) - [History](https://utaustin.guide/majors/history) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/history-ba/) - [History and Computer Science (offered jointly with the College of Natural Sciences)](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BSHisCS - [Human dimensions of organizations](https://utaustin.guide/majors/human-dimensions-of-organizations) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) - [Humanities](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/humanities-ba/) BA - [International relations and global studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [Italian studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [Jewish studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [Latin American studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [Linguistics](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/linguistics-ba/) BA - [Linguistics and Computer Science (offered jointly with the College of Natural Sciences)](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BSLinCS - [Mexican American and Latina/o studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [Middle Eastern studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [Philosophy](https://utaustin.guide/majors/philosophy) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/philosophy-ba/) - [Plan II honors program](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [Psychology](https://utaustin.guide/majors/psychology) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/psychology-ba/) - [Psychology](https://utaustin.guide/majors/psychology) BSPsy [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/psychology-bspsy/) - [Race, indigeneity, and migration](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [Religious studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/religious-studies) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) - [Rhetoric and writing](https://utaustin.guide/majors/rhetoric-and-writing) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) - [Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [Sociology](https://utaustin.guide/majors/sociology) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/sociology-ba/) - [Spanish](https://utaustin.guide/majors/spanish) BA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/spanish-ba/) - [Sustainability studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [Urban studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA - [Women's and gender studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/) BA **Master’s degrees 32 programs** - [African and African Diaspora studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/african-and-african-diaspora-studies) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [American studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/american-studies) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Anthropology](https://utaustin.guide/majors/anthropology) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Asian cultures and languages](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) MA - [Asian studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/asian-studies) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Classics](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) MA - [Comparative literature](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) MA - [Creative writing](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) MFA - [Economics](https://utaustin.guide/majors/economics) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Economics](https://utaustin.guide/majors/economics) MSEco [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [English](https://utaustin.guide/majors/english) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [French](https://utaustin.guide/majors/french) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Geography](https://utaustin.guide/majors/geography) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Germanic studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) MA - [Government](https://utaustin.guide/majors/government) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [History](https://utaustin.guide/majors/history) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Human dimensions of organizations](https://utaustin.guide/majors/human-dimensions-of-organizations) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Humanities, health, and medicine](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) MA - [Iberian and Latin American languages and cultures](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) MA - [Italian studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) MA - [Latin American studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) MA - [Linguistics](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) MA - [Mexican American and Latina/o studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) MA - [Middle Eastern languages and cultures](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) MA - [Middle Eastern studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) MA - [Philosophy](https://utaustin.guide/majors/philosophy) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Psychology](https://utaustin.guide/majors/psychology) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Religious studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/religious-studies) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Rhetoric and Writing](https://utaustin.guide/majors/rhetoric-and-writing) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) MA - [Sociology](https://utaustin.guide/majors/sociology) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Women’s and gender studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) MA **Doctoral degrees 25 programs** - [African and African Diaspora studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/african-and-african-diaspora-studies) PhD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [American studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/american-studies) PhD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Anthropology](https://utaustin.guide/majors/anthropology) PhD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Asian cultures and languages](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) PhD - [Classics](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) PhD - [Clinical psychology](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) PhD - [Comparative literature](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) PhD - [Economics](https://utaustin.guide/majors/economics) PhD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [English](https://utaustin.guide/majors/english) PhD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [French](https://utaustin.guide/majors/french) PhD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Geography](https://utaustin.guide/majors/geography) PhD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Germanic studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) PhD - [Government](https://utaustin.guide/majors/government) PhD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [History](https://utaustin.guide/majors/history) PhD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Iberian and Latin American languages and cultures](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) PhD - [Italian studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) PhD - [Latin American studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) PhD - [Linguistics](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) PhD - [Mexican American and Latina/o studies](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) PhD - [Middle Eastern languages and cultures](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) PhD - [Philosophy](https://utaustin.guide/majors/philosophy) PhD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Psychology](https://utaustin.guide/majors/psychology) PhD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Religious studies](https://utaustin.guide/majors/religious-studies) PhD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Rhetoric and Writing](https://utaustin.guide/majors/rhetoric-and-writing) PhD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) - [Sociology](https://utaustin.guide/majors/sociology) PhD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/liberal-arts) **Pay after graduation Up to $126,600Median pay after graduation by field** | Field of study | 1 year out | 4 years out | | --- | --- | --- | | Economics Master’s · Economics, Economics | $84,100 | $126,600 | | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Doctoral · Clinical psychology | $78,300 | $94,300 | | Economics Bachelor’s · Economics, Economics | $65,100 | $89,400 | | Political Science and Government Bachelor’s · Government | $49,200 | $76,000 | | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor’s · Humanities | $54,300 | $73,100 | | Philosophy Bachelor’s · Philosophy | — | $71,800 | | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor’s · Rhetoric and writing | $49,300 | $68,300 | | Geography and Cartography Bachelor’s · Geographical sciences | $49,100 | $62,400 | | Sociology Bachelor’s · Sociology | $43,200 | $58,800 | | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor’s · French studies, Italian studies, Spanish | $52,500 | $58,700 | | Area Studies Master’s · American studies, Asian studies, Latin American studies and 2 more | $58,300 | — | | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor’s · African and African diaspora studies, Mexican American and Latina/o studies, Women's and gender studies | $41,500 | $57,300 | | Area Studies Bachelor’s · Asian studies, European studies, Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies and 3 more | $39,900 | $57,000 | | History Bachelor’s · History | $42,200 | $56,900 | | Psychology, General Bachelor’s · Psychology, Psychology | $38,000 | $56,800 | | Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor’s · Urban studies | $55,200 | — | | Sustainability Studies Bachelor’s · Sustainability studies | $41,700 | $54,400 | | Anthropology Bachelor’s · Anthropology | $39,900 | $48,500 | Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard: 1 year out is 2020–21 pay (2022 dollars), 4 years out is 2019–20 pay (2021 dollars). Fields group related programs. **Sources UT catalog, HB 2504** UT’s catalog lists colleges, deans, departments, and degree programs. UT’s public course records list instructors and CVs by section. - [UT Austin undergraduate catalog 2026-2028](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/) - [UT Austin HB 2504 public course information](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/nlogon/) [Every UT college](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges)[UT majors](https://utaustin.guide/majors)[Every UT course](https://utaustin.guide/courses) By [Sulayman Bowles](https://sulayman-bowles.dev/about) · Checked Nov 11, 2026 --- Source: https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-liberal-arts · Checked 2026-11-11 · Field Guide: UT Austin