Achieve success with UNT's great location
Denton, Texas
A metropolitan area offers a wealth of job opportunities, plus entertainment, culture, shopping and professional sports. A college town offers a peaceful haven for study and research. UNT has the advantages of both. The university is located in Denton, a town of more than 100,000 people only 35 miles north of Dallas-Fort Worth, the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.
Near Dallas and Fort Worth
UNT's proximity to Dallas and Fort Worth makes it possible for graduate students to intern with top corporations, government agencies and other institutions. UNT's nationally accredited Cooperative Education and Internships office helps students find internship and practicum experiences that provide valuable training and often lead to job offers following graduation. Many companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth region know the quality of our programs. UNT students and graduates work at firms such as American Airlines, EDS, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Federal Express, Fidelity, Frito-Lay, JCPenney, Southwest Airlines, Target and Texas Instruments.
Job Placement
The university's Career Center provides advising, job fairs, on-campus interviews with outside companies and other placement services. Faculty and academic departments also play a key role in placing graduate students.
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The Universtiy of North Texas boosts the economic activity in the Dallas-Fort Worth region by more than $1 billion annually.
Visit and tour the UNT campus
All prospective graduate students are encouraged to visit the campus. When you're here, be sure to talk with a graduate advisor or faculty member in your field of study. (Call the department ahead of time or ask the graduate school to assist you in making an appointment.)
UNT's walking tours provide a tremendous amount of information about our 865-acre campus and plenty of opportunities to ask questions.
Special tours for prospective graduate students can be arranged when requested a week or more in advance. To schedule a tour, call 940-565-4104 or book online.
Regular tours are scheduled several times daily, including Saturdays.
Directions to UNT campus
From Interstate 35E, exit at North Texas Boulevard and turn north toward the main campus. Turn right on Eagle Drive and immediately left into the circle drive in front of the Gateway Center and stop at the information booth for a visitor's parking pass. Continue on North Texas Boulevard one block, turning right on Highland. Go past the stop sign and park as directed. Walk toward the Hurley Administration Building (clock tower) past the circular fountain. The Eagle Student Services Center will be on your right. Enter through the arched door; the tour and information desk is just inside.
