Want a flexible way to earn your degree from The University of Texas Permian Basin? With UTPB’s online programs, you can live and work anywhere while getting a top-quality education.
When you study online with UTPB, you become part of the Falcon Family. We think it’s important to celebrate your achievements alongside them, too. Once you complete your online program, you can join your classmates at your graduation ceremony: an experience you don’t want to miss.
UTPB online students are transforming their lives, building their futures, and crossing the graduation stage with confidence, proving that you don’t have to choose between your dreams and your daily responsibilities.
UTPB welcomes students from around the world. We have learners from more than 45 countries, with many living outside Texas. No matter where you live, you can benefit from the convenience of online learning. For many, earning a top-quality, affordable UTPB education remotely is the only way to make college work.
Online learning turns every home office, break room, café, and park bench into a classroom or study hall. Pick the spot that helps you focus best.
Online learning has a flexible schedule: your schedule. Your online classroom is open 24/7 to accommodate your professional and personal commitments.
Do you work days? View course lectures at night. Work nights? Finish coursework in the daytime or on weekends. As long as you meet deadlines, you control your schedule and pace.
Andrea Wang knows the benefits of online learning firsthand. She completed her online MBA from her Southern California home in 2023. When it came time to graduate, Wang—who’d grown up in Texas—wanted to walk across the stage in person.
Why?
“I’d never been to the campus,” Wang recalled. “Everything I learned about UTPB was from interacting with other students and faculty. And I thought, ‘Well, I’m going to get a degree from UTPB, so I should at least see it on graduation.’”
Wang was very eager to meet one of her professors. Although that almost didn’t happen, all turned out well in the end. “[My professor] went to California but came back in time for graduation. And so I got to see her on graduation day.”
“I think for me it was probably more fun than all my other graduations because it was something I chose to do in terms of earning the degree. This was completely my choice.”
Wang believes that attending graduation in person can be a truly meaningful experience, even for online members of the Falcon Family.
“I think it’s worthwhile. It gives you a feel for what the university stands for. As I walked around the hallways, I could see professors’ names … what their interests were. It made me think about degrees that I didn’t know were there. It made me think, ‘Would I want to do another degree at UTPB or with another UT branch?’”
Wang also got a chance to show her school spirit by picking up some Falcons gear at our bookstore: t-shirts, sweatshirts, and a beanie. And she wasn’t finished: “We walked into the campus welcome center and got free T-shirts there!”
We understand that it’s not possible for every online student to attend graduation. But if you can make it to the Odessa, Texas area, we’d love to see you at the ceremony. That way you can:
With 45+ online UTPB degrees—some you can finish in about a year—graduation may be closer than you think. Get started now!
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