The University of Texas at Dallas continues to rise in its competitive position among the nation’s leading MBA brands. The University’s devotion to excellence has led to increased recognition in a prominent national ranking.
The 2023-2024 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Business Schools rankings places The Naveen Jindal School of Management’s Full-Time MBA as No. 10 among public university programs and No. 27 (tied) in Best Graduate Business Schools overall, which is up two places from last year’s overall ranking.
The Jindal School’s Professional MBA Program moved into the No. 11 (tied) space among Best Part-time MBA Programs overall, jumping eight places since last year’s ranking. For Part-time MBA programs among public universities, the Jindal School ranked No. 5 (tied), also an incredible jump from last year’s ranking and officially breaking into the top five business schools for part-time students at public universities in the nation.
Several of the Jindal School’s MBA Concentrations also ranked exceptionally well in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 rankings for MBA Specialties. The Jindal School placed:
- 8 (tied) in Project Management
- 14 (tied) in Information Systems
- 21 (tied) in Business Analytics
The U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings for business schools act as a research tool for prospective students exploring their options for MBA programs. During their data collection period, U.S. News surveyed 496 AACSB-accredited institutions in the United States. Of those schools, 149 had enough data to be included in this year’s ranking.
U.S. News determines a school’s rank by scoring the school on a variety of elements including student selectivity, placement success, and reputation among other AACSB-accredited business schools as well as corporate recruiters and companies. In response to rising tuition costs, U.S. News adjusted their methodology to better reflect the most important factor weighing on the minds of prospective business students: return on investment. This year, U.S. News put an increased emphasis on outcomes for students. Placement success, which included indicators such as employment rates at graduation, employment rates three months after graduation, and mean starting salary and bonus, now accounted for 50 percent of the total score.
As the needs of students who choose not to attend school full-time are different, the methodology for the Best Part-Time MBA rankings takes a separate approach to scoring ranking factors.
Dr. Monica Powell, senior associate dean and graduate dean of the Jindal School, expressed appreciation for the students who seek out a better future at JSOM.
“We are excited about the recognition that the Jindal School has earned in both the Full-Time and Part-Time MBA rankings,” she said. “We are fortunate to attract smart students who have proven over and over that they are prepared to tackle challenging problems for the employers that hire them. We live in a complicated time and being able to respond to industry needs with impressive talent makes our school a top destination for the best and the brightest prospects for our MBA programs.”
