Prospective Master’s Students:
Texas State offers 96 bachelor’s, 87 master’s and 12 doctoral degree programs offered by the following colleges: Applied Arts, McCoy College of Business Administration, Education, Fine Arts and Communication, Health Professions, Liberal Arts, Science and Engineering, University College and the Graduate College. As an Emerging Research University, Texas State offers opportunities for discovery and innovation to faculty and students.
Texas State's main campus is in San Marcos, a growing community of 50,000 people in the Austin Metropolitan Area. Located in the Texas Hill Country, where prairies roll into beautiful hills, Texas State enjoys a setting that is unique among Texas universities. The beauty of the crystal-clear San Marcos River and the stately cypress and pecan trees on the campus add to the charm of the university’s picturesque setting. Our location on the banks of the San Marcos River provides recreational activities for students throughout the year.
As the university's student population has grown — from 303 in 1903 to 34,225 in 2012 — our San Marcos campus also has expanded. Today it consists of a 485-acre main campus and 5,038 additional acres in recreational, instructional, farm and ranch land. The Texas State campus is as diverse as the students who live and learn here. Our hilly grounds are home to 218 buildings. Some, like Old Main, are as old as the university itself. Others, such as the new Undergraduate Academic Center, opened in 2012, and more new buildings are scheduled for completion soon.
Visits and campus tours can be arranged. If you would like to take a self-guided tour of our scenic campus, follow this link: .
You are also invited to visit campus in person and meet with professors and current Master’s students. If you would like to sit on a Master’s class, contact the MSCJ Coordinator to arrange a visit that fits your schedule. Most of our Master’s classes are weekdays from 6:30 – 9:20 p.m.
The School of Criminal Justice is in Hines Academic Center (G-3 on the map) If you give us a few days advance notice of your visit, we can arrange for a visitor-parking pass for you. If not, there are a few visitors spots right across the street from Hines in the R-2 parking lot (on Sessom, a block past the Saltgrass Steakhouse). There are also a few visitor parking spots in the LBJ Student Center garage or the Edward Gary garage, a short walk down the Quad toward Hines Academic Center. Visitor spots are marked V on the parking map .