Your Time Is Valuable
In the Full-Time MBA program we want you focused on your career search and academic learning not burdensome student loan debt.
You are paired with an executive mentor and a career coach to assist you in your development. Our small program size (50) and dedicated team of professionals allows us to cater to your needs, ensuring your success in a fast-paced in as few as 18 months. Come to the program where staff and faculty believe in you.
Full-Time MBA by the Numbers
75%
of candidates receive scholarship ranging from $1,000 – $35,000
Scholarship Awards
90%
within 90 days of graduation
Career Placement
50
students per cohort
Average Class Size
Full-Time MBA Students Speak About Their Career Outcomes
Our alumni tell it best, the UT Dallas Full-Time MBA program is unlike any other. It’s immersive, close-knit and focuses on connecting you to high-impact careers and networks. Our world-class faculty and program provide our students with the catapult for their next step.
LEAD Camp
We know joining a new program can be overwhelming, but we spend two weeks in August getting you ready for takeoff. Lead Camp is all about making sure you are prepared for the next 18 months. By September 1, you will have explored every possible career path and designed a strategy to get you to where you want to be. You will be amazed at what you can accomplish in two weeks that include so much fun and hard work.
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Class Profile – Full-Time MBA Class of 2024
46
Class Size
5.2
Average Work Experience
in years
Origin
39% International
61% Domestic
Top Three Undergraduate Majors
Business, Engineering, Social Sciences
28
Average Age
3.6
Average GPA
Full-Time MBA Testimonials
Wenet Wu, Class of 2016
Sr. Category Specialist, Chick-fil-A, Inc.
As a young professional in the supply chain industry, I needed a graduate program that would challenge me to think outside the norms of traditional supply chain techniques. The MS SCM program at the UT Dallas provided me excellent networking opportunities through student organizations such as INFORMS, SCLC, APICS and ISM.
Jakeb Spears, Class of 2017
Physician Compensation Analyst, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting
The UT Dallas Full-Time MBA Program helped me make professional connections in my chosen industry, pushed me to challenge myself academically and professionally, and taught me both the quantitative and qualitative skills necessary to land my post-graduate job as an analyst in healthcare consulting.
James King, Class of 2016
Compensation, Benefits, & HRIS Manager, A. H. Belo
Switching careers is never easy, but getting my MBA at the Naveen Jindal School at UT Dallas made it far more manageable. As a result, I was able to secure an exciting and challenging career with excellent growth potential—an absolute must for a family man like myself.
Abhinav Sharma, Class of 2015
Senior Program Manager, Amazon
The MBA program has helped me grow professionally, academically and personally. Looking back, I am a completely changed person in every aspect, and the Jindal School has played a key role in setting me up for success as I enter a new phase of my life. I am grateful for everything that I have learned.
Laura Albright, Class of 2016
Management Consulting Lead Analyst, RealFoundations
The program not only gave me the tools I needed to achieve my goal of a rewarding career in a new industry – the in-class experience, a close-knit community of alumni in business and a rigorous curriculum, to name just a few – but I found a group of like-minded professionals who I am proud to call my friends. If I can do it, anyone can do it!
Nadeem Panjwani, Class of 2017
Software Product Manager, Motorola Mobility
The program helped me bridge the gap by acquiring high-value industry skills, building connections, and preparing for real-world challenges. In retrospective, I feel the three things that contributed most were – my cohort batch, my professors, and the wonderful MBA office staff. I cherish every moment I spent being part of the Full-Time Cohort MBA program and will always be grateful for everything it gave me!
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Alumni Spotlight
Chris Spartz, MBA’11
Senior Associate – Risk Consulting, Contract Compliance KPMG
At KPMG, Spartz serves in multiple roles including reviewing contracts between his clients and their third party service providers to identify risks within the agreement and help his clients to ensure compliance with contracts, standards, policies and regulatory requirements. “I also collect, manipulate, analyze and interpret large data sets, and use results to develop recommendations for corrective and preventative actions for identified risks,” Spartz says.
Clarisa Duran Lindenmeyer, MBA’09
Founder/president: Proximity To Power
Lindenmeyer says that in her current role as a C-level strategist in sales, marketing and growth, her MBA helps round out her ability.
Dilon Hanks, MBA’11
Aircraft Captain, Training & Safety Manager; Paypal Aviation Department
Hanks started his education with an undergraduate degree at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and has had a long career path to land his current job.
Luis Ortiz, MBA’10
Brand Manager, North America Ericsson
As a young professional, Luis Ortiz found a way to further his company’s goals and initiatives while helping individuals in need. He developed a business initiative for Ericsson that not only met and surpassed company objectives but also helped a nonprofit organization. By looking beyond boundaries between for-profit and nonprofit organizations, Ortiz crafted a creative solution to help Ericsson increase its brand awareness while assisting the North Texas Food Bank.
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Consider Adding an MS Degree
Gone are the days of one size fits all for MBA students. Get the strategic and technical skills you need to move up!
Double degrees often have considerable advantages. Obtaining two degrees simultaneously provides an opportunity for you to potentially share coursework between the two degrees. Moreover, consider the career advantages gained when obtaining a second degree, not to mention the potential time and tuition benefits. Visit with an advisor to understand the particular benefits of the double degree pathway.
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Between Business and Life
Click the video below to listen!
Virtual, Augmented and Extended Reality
In this episode, hostLisa ShatzwelcomesJeff Price, an associate professor, game development and virtual reality at theHarry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and TechnologyatThe University of Texas at Dallas. They compare and contrast the various technologies related to enabling digitally immersive, enhanced online environments — metaverses — and their implications for industry, education and entertainment.
Shatz is associate dean ofMBA Programsat UT Dallas’Naveen Jindal School of Management.
Link:
April 25, 2024
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