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Affiliated Universities The University of Texas-Pan American

The University of Texas-Pan American
http://www.panam.edu

The University of Texas-Pan American is located in Edinburg, Texas, a city population of 34,000 close to the Mexican border and the Gulf of Mexico. The student population consists of 12,100 graduate and undergraduate students. UTPA offers five types of undergraduate degrees leading to one of eight bachelors degrees. Curricula areas include Business Administration Education, Arts and Sciences, Criminal Justice, Social Work, and Health Related Professions, including degrees in Medical Technology, Dietetics and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The School of Business Administration at UTPA sponsors and supports the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, which undertakes South Texas-Mexico border research related to border economic development issues. The University also maintains a memorandum of agreement with the Universidad de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico. Individual faculty members have been involved in collaborative research projects on the maquiladora studies, business ethics, and economics.

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