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magazine’s “College A-List” for both its
business and accounting programs.
U.S. News & World Report calls the
MBA program at the University of
Texas at Dallas one of the top 50
programs in the U.S., and The
Princeton Review has named the
University of Dallas in Irving one of the
country’s “best institutions for
undergraduate education.”
Other top area colleges and
universities include Austin College in
Sherman, known for its top liberal arts
program; Texas Woman’s University in
Denton, which has a nationally
ranked Health Sciences program;
and several top seminary schools,
including Southwest Baptist Theological
Seminary, Dallas Theological Seminary,
and the Perkins School of Theology at
SMU.
HIGHER EDUCATION: A
GROWTH SECTOR FOR DFW
The education and healthcare sector is one
of the largest employment sectors in the
Dallas-Fort Worth area and has been a
leading job growth industry for the last
several years. In Fort Worth alone, there
are more than 250,000 students enrolled
in higher education, with more than
35,000 degrees awarded annually at such
area colleges as Texas Wesleyan
University, TCU, Remington College,
Everest College and the College of St.
Thomas More, among others. With a
comprehensive offering of core courses and
degree programs, students have multiple
options for planning the program that’s right
for their educational needs and goals.
Whether you’re pursuing a career in
medicine, engineering, law, the arts,
business, religious studies, or virtually any
other field, there’s no shortage of diverse
higher education opportunities and top
programs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
The following is a listing of the DFW area’s
major colleges and universities, including
contact information, degree programs
offered, and most recent enrollment figures.
For more information, refer to the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board
statistics on the Texas Tribune website:
www.texastribune.org/library/data/hig
her-education-statistics. A dynamic,
interactive tool, users can search this
comprehensive compilation of data on
every two- and four-year institution in the
state of Texas – by undergraduate
enrollment, acceptance, degrees,
graduation totals, and university statistics.
Amberton University
1700 Eastgate Drive
Garland, TX 75041
972-279-6511
www.amberton.edu
Originally founded in 1971 as a
branch of Abilene Christian University,
Amberton University is a private school
offering a variety of bachelors and
masters programs (including Business
Administration, Counseling, Professional
Development, Human Resources &
Training, Human Relations & Business,
and Applied Studies) in a flexible
schedule of lecture and online courses
especially for working adults. Located in
the Dallas suburb of Garland.
Austin College
900 N. Grand Avenue
Sherman, TX 75090
903.813.2000
www.austincollege.edu
Located in Sherman, Texas about 60
miles north of the DFW metroplex, Austin
College is a private, coeducational,
liberal arts institution affiliated with the
Presbyterian Church. The school is
known for “an intellectually rigorous,
values-oriented education” that provides
“transformative experiences and
extraordinary opportunities to learn to
think complexly and creatively about
self, community, and the world.” The
school is one of 270 in the nation with
a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and is also
one of 40 schools profiled in the book
Colleges that Change Lives, by Loren
Pope.
Baylor College of Dentistry
3302 Gaston Avenue
Dallas, TX 75246
214-828-8100
www.tambcd.edu
Part of the Texas A&M University System
Health Sciences Center (HSC), the Baylor
College of Dentistry (HSC-BSD) was
affiliated with Baylor University from
