PROGRAM BASICS

• • Naveen Jindal School of Management
  • Professional MBA Program
  • 800 W. Campbell Road
  • SM 40
  • Richardson, 75080, Texas
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://www.som.utdallas.edu/graduate/mba/professionalPtMba/
  • E-mail: pmba@utdallas.edu
• • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 90 %
  • Average months to complete program: 27
  • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
  • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
  • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? No

• Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

  • Resident: $8,476.00
  • Non-Resident: $14,506.00

• Tuition per credit:

  • Non-resident $1,209.00
  • Resident $706.00
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 3,247
  • Full-Time MBA: 114
  • Part-Time MBA: 724
  • Executive MBA: 85
  • PhD Program: 98
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 3,063
  • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Master of Finance, Other, Master of Marketing, Master of International Management/Business
  • Other graduate degree programs: MS in Supply Chain; MS in Healthcare Management; MS in Innovation and Entrepreneurship; MS in Information Technology Management; MS in Systems Engineering Management

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 550
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 60 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 80 %
  • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
  • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
  • Applicant interviews are: Not offered

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• • Rolling admissions? No
  • GMAT required? Yes
  • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

• GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

  • 25th Percentile 540
  • Average GMAT Score 600
  • 50th Percentile (median) 630
  • 10th Percentile 440
  • 90th Percentile 710
  • 75th Percentile 689

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 10th Percentile 550
  • 25th Percentile 590
  • 50th Percentile (median) 660
  • 75th Percentile 700
  • 90th Percentile 720
  • Average GMAT Score 646
• • Is proficiency in English required? Yes
  • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

• Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

  • • Other
    • IELTS
    • TOEFL Internet Based Test
    • TOEFL Paper-based Test

• Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

  • Pearson Test of English
• • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

  • GMAT Score: Very Important
  • Resume/Work Experience: Considered
  • Application Essays: Considered
  • Interviews Not Considered
  • Recommendations: Important
  • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 32 %
  • International students: 28 %

• Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

  • African American: 4 %
  • Asian American: 18 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 8 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 2 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 47 %
  • Chose not to report: 1 %
  • Other: 20 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 41
  • Median: 24
  • From: 8
  • To: 68
  • One year or less: 26 %

• Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

  • Mean: $53,800.00
  • Median: $70,000.00

• Middle 80% range:

  • From: $30,000.00
  • To: $67,000.00
• • Mean age, newest entering class: 28
  • Median age, newest entering clas: 27

FINANCIAL AID

• • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university

• Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2011-12 academic year, percentage receiving:

  • Institutional Scholarships: 5 %
• • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
  • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
  • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
  • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 198

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 57
  • Non-Tenured: 96

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 45

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 4
  • Non-Tenured: 45

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 34
  • Non-Tenured: 43

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 43
  • Non-Tenured: 45

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 57
  • Non-Tenured: 77
• • Faculty on company boards: 35

STUDENT LIFE

• Active MBA specialization clubs open to part-time students:

  • • Biotech/Health care
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Consulting
    • Information Technology

• Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

  • • Black MBA Association
    • Hispanic Student Organization
    • Women in MBA
    • Other
• • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? No
  • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

• Teaching Methods:

  • Case Study: 25 %
  • Experiential Learning: 5 %
  • Lectures: 25 %
  • Simulations: 5 %
  • Team Projects: 15 %
  • Other: 25 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 12
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 76
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 44
  • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 80 %
  • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 33 %
  • Average core class size: 43
  • Average elective class size: 39
  • Electives available: 126

• Recently added electives:

  • Cloud Computing
  • Valuation Models and Practices
  • Interactive and Digital Marketing
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Healthcare Operations Management
  • Global Business Ethics
• • Last curriculum revision: 2005

• Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

  • • Accounting
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Leadership
    • Strategy
    • Economics
    • Statistics and Operations Research

• Additional concentrations offered:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Supply Chain
  • Information Technology Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • Real Estate
• • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

• Leading areas of study:

  • • Finance
    • Accounting
    • Marketing
    • Supply Chain Management
    • Management Information Systems

• Graduation requirements:

  • • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
    • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
• • Credits required to graduate: 53

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgraded and enhanced audio and video performance in classrooms, auditoriums, lecture halls, and meeting rooms. Replaced computers, monitors and printers in the computer labs. Upgraded, replaced and added servers, and upgraded server software. Expanded network connectivity, upgraded switches, and enhanced emergency back-up power throuhout the facility. Expanded and upgraded multimedia displays in various common areas. Upgraded and expanded availability of various software.
  • Amount spent: $1,054,229.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 4,769
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 1 %
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $42.00
  • Median gift from MBA alumni: $55.00
  • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
  • Business school endowment $9,644,557.00
  • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
  • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • University alumni networking site: http://alumni.utdallas.edu
  • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
  • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.linkedin.com/groups
  • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

CAREER SERVICES

• • Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
    • Yes
  • If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
    • At any time
  • Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
  • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

• • -UT-Dallas's MBA has excellent professors and curricula available to students at a significantly lower upfront investment in comparison to our local competitor, Southern Methodist University. My financial investment in the program was less than the difference in the base salaries of my new job and my old job. Clearly, this was a great decision.
    
    -UT Dallas PMBA is a great program for people who live in DFW area, the school is widely recognized in DFW area. The university has outstanding professors. However, the only drawback is lack of national reputation i.e UT Dallas is not known outside the Texas.
    
    -More networking and career services opportunities for the part-time MBA students would go a long way in improving the overall perception of the UTD MBA program. Since many of the part-time MBA students are experienced professionals, creating opportunities for career expansion and growth would allow UTD to better infuse their graduates into higher levels of management in local business organizations.
    
    -I enjoyed the flexibility of the program and the opportunities I had (ie. study abroad trip to India.) It was affordable and has access to a lot of companies in the DFW area.
    
    -Some professors could be made more passionate about their teaching. Also, a little more guidance on selecting courses with clear career paths would be helpful.
    
    -It is a good education, at a fair price, and convenient location. I enrolled in online and in-class courses and they were both challenging and engaging.
    
    -There was a lot of theoretical emphasis, so maybe more of a hands-on emphasis would have been great.
    
    -UT Dallas has a very impressive staff, a fantastic variety of interesting business courses, and is very affordable. Additionally, they have connections with businesses all over the DFW area, so their career fairs are also a great way to meet with employers.
    
    -All career services within the campus are passive and rely on students that are unfamiliar with them to show up and take advantage of their services. With little knowledge of what these services are many students do not seem to know if/how they should use the career services center. Some proactive efforts from the career center to explain what it is they can do (newsletters, seminars, etc) and maybe offer suggestions and opportunities to students pursuing certain coursework clusters would be useful.
    
    -The quality of professorship at UT Dallas is outstanding. My Intro to Econ professor studied with Milton Friedman at the University of Chicago. I recently read about my Intro to Accounting professor in the Wall Street Journal. He had served as a financial officer for Citi Group around 2008 and regularly rejected risky home loans only to have his decisions overturned by top management. The WSJ reported that he testified against Citi to the US Congress.
    
    -I've been searching for a new job since last year while finishing up my MBA. Even though I just finished the program officially, I've only been able to get 3 interviews, not being able to succeed. I know part of it is the tough job market, but also the fact that UTD is just beginning to be recognized nationally. I feel the education is valuable because I now have additional education in fields I didn't before, so I believe it will eventually pay off.
    
    -Faculty at UTD is one of the best of in my opinion. Faculty and infrastructure is placed strategically to support both academic research and industry exposure. Flexibility in the class schedules, wide variety if the courses offered and motivated classmates make the whole MBA experience even more enriching.
    
    -There are many positive aspects to the program including quality of the instructors, networking opportunities, flexibility of schedules, and breadth of available electives. Also, the program is more affordable than most others in the area. Finally, the school has excellent relationships with area companies, providing enhanced employment opportunities.
    
    -Some of the course work duplicates what I did for my undergrad degree. I could have opted out of taking some of the classes, but not all. Also the number of hours of core courses were more than most schools. I believe the elective courses are more critical to finding work in a specific field.
    
    -I specifically wanted to change industries within the same field (marketing) and was able to find a great fitting job through one of my mentors provided through the program. As an older MBA student, I found the schedule very flexible, the tuition affordable, and the professors top quality.