Firsts and Bests

UNT Firsts

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  • First jazz studies program in the U.S.
  • First emergency administration and planning program in the U.S.
  • First petroleum accounting program in the U.S.
  • First bachelor’s degree in e-merchandising in the U.S. and first master of science program in merchandising offered completely online
  • First school library certification program in the U.S. offered completely online
  • First accredited counseling program in the U.S.
  • First comprehensive training/research center for Spanish language media
  • First graduate applied anthropology program in the U.S. offered completely online
  • First accredited master’s program in applied behavior analysis in the U.S.
  • First and only Ph.D. program in art education in Texas
  • First and only bachelor of science degree in aviation logistics at a Texas public college or university
  • First graduate degree program in engineering systems in Texas
  • World’s first graduate program in environmental philosophy
  • World’s first field station in environmental philosophy, science and policy at Cape Horn, Chile

UNT Bests

  • UNT named among the top national universities "leading the pack" in innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus life, diversity and facilities, based on expert rankings in U.S. News & World Report
  • Graduate rehabilitation counseling program ranked in top 25 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
  • Medical librarianship program ranked third nationally by U.S. News & World Report
  • Texas’ best public administration (city management/urban policy) master’s program ranked ninth nationally by U.S. News & World Report
  • Graduate counseling program ranked first in Texas and 15th nationally by U.S. News & World Report
  • Master of fine arts program ranked in top 25 percent by U.S. News & World Report
  • Environmental philosophy program recognized as the best in the world by the International Association for Environmental Philosophy
  • Online M.B.A. ranked sixth as a best buy among distance programs
  • Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference considered among the nation’s best
  • Athletics programs ranked No. 1 among Division I Football Bowl Subdivision universities on the Penn State Gender Equity Scorecard for the second consecutive year
  • UNT named one of America’s 100 Best College Buys® for 14 consecutive years
  • UNT named a "Best in the West" college by The Princeton Review