Thursday, June 25, 2009

The Best Universities In Houston Texas

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Whether your seeking an Ivy League-type private school (Rice University), a private Catholic school (St. Thomas Houston) or a public education (University of Houston), the city of Houston offers nationally ranked, top-notch programs to meet your needs while providing a variety of subjects from sciences and law to theology and education and everything in between.


Rice University


Rice University is a nationally ranked private school that finished at 17th nationally in one of the most respected college rating programs in the country, established by "U.S. News and World Report." The school offers a variety of focuses, including architecture and related services, computer and information sciences, foreign languages, English, biological and biomedical sciences, parks recreation leisure and fitness studies, philosophy and religious studies, psychology, visual and performing arts and business management and marketing. The school's median class size is 14, and Rice boasts a 5-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio.








Rice University


6100 Main St.


Houston, TX 77005-1827


rice.edu/


University of St Thomas


University of St. Thomas is a private school founded in 1947 by the Basilian Fathers. St. Thomas is the only Catholic university in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The university boasts a variety of major programs, which include biological and biomedical sciences, business management, communication, computer and information sciences, education, English language, foreign languages, history, liberal arts and sciences, mathematics and statistics, philosophy and religious studies, physical sciences, psychology, social sciences, theology and religious vocations and visual and performing arts. The university also offers graduate and doctoral programs.


University of St. Thomas


3800 Montrose


Houston, TX 77006-4626


(713) 522-7911


stthom.edu


University of Houston


The University of Houston is best known for its energy research, business and law courses. This university is also one of the most ethnically diverse teaching institutions in the United States, with students from 133 countries attending. The school also boasts a popular Division I athletics program. The faculty at University of Houston includes eight National Academy members, a Nobel laureate and winners of the National Medal of Science, Pulitzer and Tony awards. Major areas of study at the university include natural resources and conservation, communication and journalism, computer and information sciences, foreign language, literature and linguistics, English language, biological and biomedical sciences, parks, recreation, leisure and fitness sciences, philosophy and religious studies, psychology, visual and performing arts, health professions and related studies within each of those areas.


University of Houston


212 E. Cullen Building


Houston, TX 77204


(713) 743-1010








uh.edu

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