Texas Dallas MBA Program Details

About Texas Dallas Full-Time MBA Program

The full-time MBA at the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas offers an immersive 18- to 21-month cohort experience focused on business fundamentals, applied analytics and strategic leadership. The programme began in 1997 with a small inaugural class and has grown into a select cohort of around 50 students per year. The curriculum spans 53 credit hours, including 15 core credits and 32 elective credits, and offers more than 200 elective options and 15 concentrations—including Business Analytics (STEM), Information Technology Management, Finance, Strategy and Marketing. Located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Jindal leverages broad access to technology firms, consulting houses and financial services in the region. Students receive an executive mentor and career coach from Day One, with more than 75 % of incoming students receiving scholarships. The full-time MBA emphasises applied deliverables, global immersion and a strong alumni network, delivering a high placement rate (90 % within 90 days) and aligns with professionals seeking a data-driven, tech-enabled business education in a vibrant metropolitan ecosystem.

 

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Texas Dallas MBA Latest Class Profile

 

Texas Dallas MBA Latest Placement Details and Employment Report

 

List of Primary Recruiters at Texas Dallas

Amazon, AT&T, Chick-fil-A, Dell, Deloitte Consulting, Ericsson, EY, FedEx, Fossil, FTI Consulting, Galderma, Goldman Sachs, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intel, Intel Security, JPMorgan, Nestle, Procter & Gamble, Raytheon, Sabre, SpaceX, Tango Management Consulting, Texas Instruments, Toyota, Verizon, and Wells Fargo.

The employment data above is for the class of 2025.

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How to Make the Most of the Texas Dallas Full-Time MBA Program

Define your career destination clearly

Right at the start of your Jindal MBA, clarify your target role, industry and geography. Do you aim to shift into data analytics at a tech firm in Dallas–Fort Worth, enter strategy consulting for financial services, or lead product management in an emerging tech start-up? With the programme’s 18–21 month timeline, every decision—from elective choice to internship to club leadership—must reinforce that destination. Create a skills-gap matrix: list the skills you bring, the skills you need (for instance advanced analytics, business strategy or digital product management) and map which programme components (core modules, concentrations, global immersion, leadership labs) will bridge those gaps.

Turn core coursework into measurable assets

In your first year you will complete core modules—Financial Accounting, Marketing Management, Operations, Statistics & Data Analysis, Strategic Management, Managing IT in the Analytics Age. Rather than viewing these as classroom exercises, use each module as an opportunity to produce a tangible deliverable. For example: if your goal is analytics, use the data-analysis module to build a predictive dashboard based on a Dallas-region data set. If your target is product strategy, use marketing and strategy modules to develop a go-to-market roadmap for a Dallas tech start-up. Document each deliverable: the context, your action, measurable outcome and relevance to your target role. These pieces become assets you reference in interviews and networking.

Select concentrations and electives aligned with your narrative

After the core year you will choose a concentration (15 available) such as Business Analytics (STEM), Information Technology Management, Finance, Strategy, Marketing or Operations & Supply Chain. Choose the path that supports your target role. If your aim is analytics leadership, select the Business Analytics STEM concentration and electives like Statistical Learning, Big Data Strategy or Predictive Analytics. If your aim is strategy consulting for tech firms, select Strategy and Information Technology electives, and perhaps a module in Digital Business Models. For each elective identify a signature project—such as consulting engagement with a Dallas venture, analytics dashboard development for a regional firm or a strategy report for an emerging product—and include this in your portfolio of deliverables.

Leverage the Dallas–Fort Worth ecosystem and global exposure

Jindal is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth region—a major technology, consulting and finance hub. Use that ecosystem intentionally: arrange company visits, industry treks, internships at regional firms (such as in tech, fintech or consulting) and align your applied projects with companies in the region. Secure a summer internship that ties to your target role and industry. Additionally, engage in global immersion modules or electives that provide international business exposure—if your target role has a global dimension, choose a project or trip that contributes that credible global aspect to your narrative.

Build deep relationships with peers and faculty

Your cohort at Jindal is small (around 50 students) and highly collaborative. From day one form a core team of peers you will work with across leadership labs, projects and study groups. Rotate leadership positions within your team to build team influence and peer-feedback skills. With faculty engage proactively: attend office hours, propose elective project ideas, ask for mentorship and feedback on deliverables. A professor who knows your ambitions and work becomes a strong reference and connector in your career transition.

Lead measurable extracurricular initiatives

Leadership outside the classroom will distinguish your profile. At Jindal, join or initiate student-led organisations aligned with your target role—Analytics Club, Big Data Society, Strategy & Consulting Forum or Entrepreneurship Club. Then create a measurable initiative: for example, organise a Dallas tech-startup pitch competition, host a case-competition for consulting firms, or lead a regional analytics hackathon. Track metrics: number of firms engaged, students participating, sponsorship dollars, business outcomes. Use these metrics in your portfolio and résumé: “Led the Jindal Analytics Hackathon engaging five corporate sponsors, 120 participants and mentored winning team to a pilot engagement; role: co-chair.”

Curate a portfolio of standout deliverables

By the time you graduate you should have three to five signature deliverables you can discuss in interviews and networking. Examples: an analytics dashboard built for a real company; a strategic consulting report completed during your summer internship; a product-market strategy created in an elective; a leadership initiative you led. For each deliverable capture: context (what challenge), your role (what you did), methodology (how you did it), measurable outcome (quantitative where possible) and relevance to your target job. Store these in a digital portfolio, and prepare concise two-minute stories for interviews. For example: “During my Jindal MBA I led a four-person analytics team at a Dallas fintech to develop a churn-prediction model which reduced projected churn by 12 %; I now bring that data-driven leadership, product mindset and regional network to your team.”

Partner actively with Career Management and mentors

Jindal’s Career Management Office assigns you an executive mentor and career coach from Day One. Use them strategically. In your first term schedule a meeting and present a one-page career-action plan: target companies, roles, timeline, networking actions and skills to build. Set weekly metrics: alumni conversations, company visits, internship applications and outcomes. After your summer internship review your plan: what worked, what did not, and revise. Use your portfolio of deliverables and network referrals to amplify your job-search story. The stronger your narrative and measurable outcomes, the stronger your access to roles.

Network with intention and measurable outreach

Your network includes classmates, alumni, faculty and industry contacts in Dallas–Fort Worth and beyond. Build a structured outreach list of 30 to 40 relevant contacts aligned with your career target. For each outreach prepare a one-page brief: your story, your key deliverable, and your ask (insight, referral, meeting). After each interaction send a concise follow-up summarising the learning and next step. Attend Jindal alumni events, Dallas industry treks, company site-visits and global immersion debriefs. Track your outreach—number of meetings, referrals, application impacts—so networking becomes quantifiable and outcome-focused.

Reflect monthly to deepen leadership identity

Technical proficiency will be expected from MBA graduates; what sets you apart is leadership presence, influence, adaptability and cross-functional thinking. Every month block one hour to reflect: What leadership behaviour did I develop this month? What challenge did I face and how did I respond? What leadership trait will I focus next month? Use feedback from peer-teams, faculty mentors and intern outcomes. Keep a leadership journal and document weekly stories—for example “led cross-discipline project team through analytics sprint under tight deadline”—and build your narrative bank for interviews and career advancement.

Craft your transition story and align your personal brand

As you approach graduation align your résumé, LinkedIn profile, portfolio of deliverables and interview stories around your target role and the evidence you’ve built at Jindal. Secure at least two strong references—faculty or internship supervisors who know your deliverables and leadership. In interviews weave your story: “During my Jindal MBA I developed a predictive analytics model that reduced churn by 12% at a Dallas fintech; I led the four-person team; now I bring that data-driven product leadership, regional ecosystem insight and my Jindal network to your role.” Keep your narrative concise, result-based and clearly aligned to the employer’s needs.

Sustain momentum after graduation

Graduation is a milestone, not the endpoint. Remain active in the Jindal alumni community, attend regional and global chapter events, mentor incoming MBA students, refresh your deliverable portfolio quarterly and revisit your leadership journal annually. The habits you built—clear purpose, deliverable creation, leadership through action, structured networking and reflection—will serve you throughout your career. Your Jindal MBA becomes the foundation; what you build afterwards defines your professional legacy.