UTIG provides research and educational opportunities for postdoctoral fellows and graduate students from the U.S. and countries all over the world. By participating in large field programs, fellows and students not only gain field experience and new insights into geological and geophysical phenomena, they also develop professional associations with other scientists who may become lifetime colleagues. By contributing to UTIG's excellent record of research and scholarship, they help maintain the Institute's high scientific standing. UTIG's postdoctoral training and graduate education has an impact on industry insofar as two-thirds of all graduate degree recipients go on to begin geoscience careers in the industrial sector.
UTIG has also hosted over 50 different graduate students sponsored by Ewing-Worzel and Gale White Graduate Fellowships. UTIG research staff members have served as principal research advisors or co-advisors to over 145 Ph.D. and Masters students.