Texas A&M-Corpus Christi offers 33 undergraduate majors, 25 graduate programs and two doctoral programs offered through four colleges. The College of Arts and Humanities has 12 undergraduate and seven graduate degrees, ranging from the arts to criminal justice to psychology. The College of Business offers six undergraduate and two graduate programs. The College of Education offers teacher certification in more than 30 areas as well as three undergraduate degrees, 10 graduate programs and two doctoral programs. The College of Science and Technology offers 12 undergraduate and six graduate degrees in areas from biology and computer science to nursing and environmental science. The Geographic Information Science (GIS) program is the only computer-based GIS program of its kind in the state, and is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

Rankings

The University was ranked as the top public regional university in Texas by U.S. News & World Report in its annual college guide in 1998, 1999 and 2001, and again recognized in 2002 as one of the top public master's level universities in the western United States. Recognized as a national model, the program helps students connect with other students and small learning groups by providing links between their classes and subjects. Business degrees from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi are highly ranked, backed by the College of Business' prestigious accreditation of AACSB-International Association for Management Education. The university's accounting students have a CPA exam pass rate that ranks the program consistently among the top 10 public universities in the state, and 90 percent of the graduates from the College of Education have immediate job placement.

Research

Plans for the new Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico studies will bring world-renown scientists to the campus to further strengthen Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's research on environmental issues facing the Gulf of Mexico, area wetlands, coastal waterways and beaches. Other centers on campus conduct research on biodiversity through scientific offshore diving expeditions, and aid in oil spill response, hurricane tracking and commercial shipping.