As a part of the University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business is perfectly placed to take advantage of the booming start-up scene in Texas. Its MBA course is placed #14 in the U.S.by QS World University Rankings and #19 (in the U.S.) by both the Economist and the Financial Times. The McCombs MBA program faculty members rank No. 12 worldwide for research productivity, and the school has launched a global search to grow faculty capacity by 10 percent. These influential faculty and the school’s focus on entrepreneurship have made the school a go-to for recruiters across the United States.
If McCombs School of Business is your target business school, this article will help you in researching the class profile, and career prospects its full-time MBA program can offer you.
Here is the outline of this article:
- General Information on the McCombs School of Business Full-time MBA Program
- McCombs School of Business MBA Program – Class profile, cost of attendance, median salary
- McCombs MBA Program: Application Deadlines
- McCombs School of Business employment report of graduating class of 2019
- McCombs School of Business – Notable Alumni
- Other MBA programs you should consider
General Information on the McCombs School of Business Full-time MBA Program
Location –
Robert B. Rowling Hall
300 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Austin, TX 78712
Dean: Jay Hartzell
Admissions Office –
Robert B. Rowling Hall
300 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Austin, TX 78712
Phone: 512-471-7698
Email: TexasMBA@mccombs.utexas.edu
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McCombs School of Business MBA Program – Class profile, cost of attendance, median salary
Below are the details of the McCombs School of Business full-time MBA program’s class profile, cost of attendance, median salary. Here is the list of the total cost (tuition fee + living expenses) of top MBA programs across the world.
| S. No. | McCombs School of Business | Numbers |
| 1 | Average GMAT | 704 |
| 2 | Average GPA | 3.42 |
| 3 | Class Size (enrolled in the class of 2021) | 260 |
| 4 | GMAT Range | 650 – 740 |
| 5 | 2019-20 Tuition | $50,828 (Texas resident) $56,352 (Non-Texas resident) |
| 6 | Mean Annual Salary | 124,965 |
| 7 | Median Annual Salary | 125,000 |
UT Austin McCombs School of Business MBA Program: Incoming Class Profile 2020
| Enrolled | 260 |
| Applications received | 1941 |
| GMAT Scores | 650 – 740 |
| Undergraduate GPA (Average) | 3.42 |
| Average GRE scores | Quant 159 Verbal 159 |
| % of women in the class | 40% |
| % of international citizens | 20% |
| Average age | 29 |
| Average years of work experience | 6 |
Pre-MBA Industry of McCombs School of Business: Incoming Class of 2021
No particular industry dominates the work experience of McCombs School’s MBA class of 2019. The students represent a wide range of diverse industries with Financial services making up the biggest chunk of the pre-MBA experience – 12% of the students came from this field. The class is also made up of a good number of students with experience in Consulting, Technology and Petroleum/energy sectors.
| Pre-MBA Industry – McCombs MBA Program – Class of 2021 | |
| Industry | Percentage |
| Financial Services | 11% |
| Energy | 11% |
| Consulting | 10% |
| Technology | 10% |
| Other | 44% |
| Government/Non-Profit | 11% |
UT Austin McCombs MBA Program: Application Deadlines
For the Texas McCombs full-time MBA, the admission committee is completely focused on finding a good fit candidate and judges each application holistically. Hence there is no minimum score. However, the application process has several standard MBA admission components such as the student’s resume, 2 essays, 1 recommendation, GMAT/GRE scores, TOEFL/IELTS scores (if applicable), transcripts of all academic work, and the $200 application fee. Only the shortlisted candidates are invited for the final interview.
As always, the competition is fierce, and it is essential that you have your application ready by Round 1 or Round 2. Learn here why applying in Round 1 or Round 2 is important.
| Texas McCombs Application Round | Application Deadline | Admissions Decision | Enrolment Deposit Deadline |
| Round 1 | October 8, 2019 | December 17, 2019 | February 6, 2020 |
| Round 2 | January 7, 2020 | March 26, 2020 | April 23, 2020 |
| Round 3 | March 31, 2020 | May 7, 2020 | May 19, 2020 |
UT Austin McCombs School of Business: Employment Report and Salaries
The biggest chunk of MBA graduates of Texas McCombs entered the Technology industry (30%), with Consulting and Financial Services came a close second with each accounting for 18% of the graduates’ accepted offers.
Graduates recruited into the consulting industry were paid the highest salaries with the mean annual salary coming to $134,165. Here’s a detailed look at the employment statistics by industry, job function, and location.
UT Austin McCombs MBA: Employment by Industry
The top three industries – Technology (26%), Consulting (25%) and Financial Services (19%) recruited 2/3rd of the entire graduating class of 2019 at Texas McCombs. The rest of the class accepted offers from a whole spectrum of industries such as Energy, Consumer Products, Real Estate and more.
Below is the detailed employment report of McCombs School of Business outgoing class of 2019.
| Industry | Percentage | Mean Salary |
| Technology | 26% | $118,952 |
| Consulting | 25% | $141,393 |
| Financial Services | 19% | $132,619 |
| Energy & Utilities | 7% | $106,767 |
| Consumer Products | 6% | $105,375 |
| Real Estate | 5% | $96,818 |
| Retail | 4% | $122,500 |
| Travel & Transportation | 3% | $119,333 |
| Healthcare | 2% | $116,600 |
| Manufacturing | 1% | $118,333 |
| Other | 2% | $129,400 |
UT Austin McCombs MBA: Employment by Function
The students of Texas McCombs opted for 3 broad functions – Finance, Marketing, and Management. Within these broad functions, there was a lot of variety in terms of organizations and job functions.
The large percentage of students (28%) opted for a variety of managerial roles in various industries.
| Function | Percentage | Mean Salary |
| FINANCE | ||
| Corporate Finance | 7% | $121,125 |
| Investment Banking | 6% | $146,786 |
| Private Equity/Venture Capital | 4% | $135,167 |
| Real Estate Finance | 4% | $94,375 |
| Asset Management | 4% | $121,250 |
| MARKETING | ||
| Product Management/Marketing | 9% | $125,429 |
| Brand Management | 5% | $112,600 |
| Merchandising/Retail | 1% | $121,000 |
| Other Marketing | 5% | $110,600 |
| MANAGEMENT | ||
| Consulting | 28% | $137,435 |
| Operations & Logistics | 8% | $115,667 |
| LDP/Rotational Programs | 6% | $115,885 |
| Business Development | 4% | $99,044 |
| Project Management | 2% | $119,500 |
| Strategic Planning | 2% | $121,375 |
| Other Management | 2% | $102,875 |
| ALL OTHERS | ||
| All Others | 3% | $133,667 |
UT Austin McCombs MBA: Employment by Region
The students of Texas-Austin McCombs full-time MBA found professional opportunities mostly in the United States. Usually, a quarter of the class is made up of international students (the class of 2019 has 20% international students), but only about 3% of the class accepted job offers outside the US.
| Region | Percentage | Mean |
| Southwest | 63% | $127,022 |
| West | 13% | $133,483 |
| Northeast | 8% | $128,571 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 6% | $120,615 |
| South | 5% | $110,083 |
| Midwest | 1% | $137,667 |
| Outside the U.S. | 3% | $58,583 |
UT Austin McCombs School of Business – Notable Alumni
Following are some Notable Alumni of the UT Austin McCombs School of Business:
- Ken Parekh, CEO, Parekh Partners, LLC
- Arthur Mills, IV, Executive Director, Talent Management and Organizational Strategy Fulton County Schools
- Ken Weitzel, Management Consulting
- Peter Almond, Managing Director, Head of Energy Syndicated & Leveraged Finance SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
- Matt Altenau, Principal, Fayez Sarofim & Co.
- Chad Auler, President, and Co-founder, C. Auler Holdings
- Raul Calvoz, Managing Partner, Tuggey, Calvoz LLP
- Stacy Hock, Co-Owner, Hock, LLC
- Carrie Haden, Principal, Microsoft
- Michael Dellinger, Managing Director, UBS Private Wealth Management
- Stephanie Degen, Executive Director, JP Morgan
- Danielle Crayton, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft
- Nida Kia, Associate Director of Corporate Strategy, AT&T
- Ryan Nixon, Managing Partner, Goshawk Global Investments, LLC
- Brian Payne, Senior Manager, Dell Inc.
- Mark Roberts, Chairman, Bentley Partners, LLP
Other MBA programs you should consider
Stretch Schools: UC-Berkeley (Haas), UCLA (Anderson), Yale SoM, MIT Sloan
Match Schools: UNC Kenan-Flagler, USC (Marshall), Rice (Jones)
Safety Schools: Michigan State (Broad), Georgia Tech (Scheller)
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