Master of Business Administration

Program Description

Led by top-tier faculty at The University of Texas at Dallas, the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program offers students a world-class education and a fast track to career advancement, training future industry leaders to develop sound business solutions by utilizing strong analytical problem-solving skills, team-oriented approaches, and strategic planning.

Offered in multiple formats to meet the needs of all learners — from full-time students to working professionals — the MBA programs at the Naveen Jindal School of Management have earned consistently high rankings by U.S. News and World Report, Bloomberg Businessweek, the Financial Times, and other well-known publications

With flexible formats that cater to all lifestyles — and with 200 electives, 15 concentrations and 13 double degrees that are also available — students can choose the MBA program that works best for them:

• Full-Time MBA Program: In this program, students join a small cohort of 50 students, receive guidance from an executive mentor and a career coach, and complete their degrees in 18 months.
• Professional MBA Evening Cohort Program: Students enrolled in the MBA Evening Cohort Program are able to work full-time while developing strong ties to a cohort of likeminded working professionals. These students take core courses together and participate in customized networking events with local alumni and employers.
• Professional MBA Flex Program: The MBA Flex Program is designed to provide students with maximum flexibility. Students have the ability to choose when and how often they want to take courses and determine whether they want to take in-person or online courses (or a mix of both).
• Professional MBA Online Program: The MBA Online Program offers students from across the world the unique opportunity to design their educational journey around their personal and professional needs. Courses are taught entirely online with seats reserved for students in this program. Virtual course demos are available for interested applicants.
• Executive MBA Programs: This Saturdays-only program is designed with working professionals in mind, providing the flexibility students need to balance work, life and education. The program begins with essential business foundations, emphasizes strategies for performance transformation, and prepares business professionals to be C-suite effective.

Benefits

The MBA program ensures students gain a broad understanding of business administration, apply their knowledge and analytical skills to create effective and novel solutions to practical problems and communicate and work effectively in collaborative environments.

Other benefits include:

• World-Class Faculty: The program is led by faculty of the Naveen Jindal School of Management who are widely cited experts in their respective fields, many of whom also have professional industry experience.
• Comprehensive Curriculum: Courses in the MBA program will introduce students to new ideas, technologies and competencies while also teaching them the knowledge they’ll need to thrive in competitive, ever-changing industries.
• Degree Concentrations: These provide an opportunity for students to further develop their ability to analyze, communicate, incorporate theory into practice and develop the critical decision-making skills necessary to succeed in a global economy.
• Double Degree Pathways: The double degree option allows students to share coursework between two degrees and take advantage of potential time and tuition benefits.
• Flexibility: The program offers a variety of options and hundreds of electives. Students have the choice to complete their degrees in-person or online.
• Facilities: The School of Management building and Jindal School Addition provide students with more than 300,000 square feet of classroom, computer labs and study areas including specialized labs for financial trading, business communications, accounting and sales.
• Location: Situated in the greater Dallas region—recently rated by Forbes magazine as the #1 “Best City for Jobs”—UT Dallas provides students with easy access to employers and internship opportunities, not to mention a large and supportive alumni population.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the program have found a wide range of positions in many different fields:

• Marketing manager/director
• Financial analyst
• Knowledge officer
• Strategic planner
• Business manager
• Information analyst
• Healthcare executive
• Sales executive
• Real estate broker

Recent MBA graduates have accepted positions at the following companies:

• Amazon
• Raytheon
• CoreLogic
• Genpact
• Sabre
• AT&T
• Ericsson
• EY
• Gartner
• Keurig Dr Pepper
• Peloton
• Tesla
• Texas Instruments
• Toyota
• Vizient
• Verizon
• IBM

Marketable Skills

Review the marketable skills for this academic program.

Application Deadlines and Requirements

Please take note of all application deadlines and visit the Apply Now webpage to begin the application process. See the MBA program’s website for additional information.

Applicants to the MBA program should have:

• A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an institution in the United States, or its equivalent (all majors are considered).
• Test Scores: Competitive GMAT performance based on a score that is less than five years old. GRE test is also accepted.
• Letters of Recommendation: Applicants must submit at least one letter of recommendation from an individual able to judge the candidate’s potential for success in the master’s degree program. The letter can be academic or professional.
• Admissions Essay: Applicants must submit an essay outlining their academic interests and professional goals.
• A resume.
• International applicants must submit a TOEFL score of at least 80 on the internet-based test. Scores must be less than two years old. See the Graduate Catalog for additional information regarding English proficiency requirements for international applicants.

The MBA admission committee reviews and considers applications for program admission in rounds for our Full-Time MBA Program and on a rolling basis for our Professional MBA Programs. Applications received after the final deadline for the specific term of entry will be considered on a rolling basis should seats remain available. All scholarships are merit-based, and recipients may receive in-state tuition status. Candidates seeking scholarship are encouraged to apply in earlier rounds.