The Master of Business Administration with a major in Business Analytics is a 36-hour program and is STEM-designated. The MBA in business analytics is designed to provide an extensive base of knowledge of managerial responsibilities. An MBA program is designed for students who desire a more general management background than an MS in business analytics.  

Admission standards

Step 1: Apply to the University of North Texas Toulouse Graduate School

Complete and Submit your Application

1. Please complete the Texas Common Application at www.applytexas.org. The application fee is $75.
2. Request official academic credentials from all colleges and universities you have attended. Official transcripts are required from every college or university you have attended and must arrive by the application deadline. Contact the colleges and universities you have attended about their processes for providing official transcripts. The transcripts must show you have earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution (or equivalent).

Step 2: Submit Materials to the G. Brint Ryan College of Business

1.  Submit Official GMAT/GRE Scores. GMAT/GRE Waivers do exist:

• A waiver of the GMAT/GRE will be considered for applicants who have an earned doctoral or professional doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution, or its equivalent.
• A waiver of the GMAT/GRE will be considered for applicants who have an earned bachelor or master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, or its equivalent, with a cumulative, or last 60 hour, GPA of 3.5 or higher.
• A waiver of the GMAT/GRE will be considered for UNT Honors College graduates with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.

2. Submit Essay:  Essay should consist of unique events, life experiences, and qualifications that you feel distinguish your candidacy and will add to the value of the class. This should not exceed 600 to 700 words.

3.  Submit Resume:  The G. Brint Ryan College of Business requires submission of a standard resume detailing work and academic experience.

4.  Submit Three (3) Letters of Recommendation:  Recommendations must be signed, dated, and submitted on company or university letterhead. Alternatively, recommendation forms can be downloaded or picked up in BLB 201. Recommendations must be professional or academic in nature (i.e. written by college professors and/or supervisors and managers). Recommendations are not acceptable from family, friends, clergy, high school teachers/administrators, subordinates, co-workers, etc.

5.  Personal Interview.

Degree requirements

Course requirements for the MBA with a major in management include the MBA core courses and 18 hours of courses in the major.  Graduate students in masters programs may enroll in more than 9 credit hours in fall or spring semesters, and more than 6 credit hours in summer only with department or Graduate Programs Office consent.

Background requirements for the MBA with a major in business analytics

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and admission to the Toulouse Graduate School are needed for graduate standing. Students may have acquired this background in their undergraduate programs by the completion of courses equivalent in content to UNT’s business foundation requirements for the bachelor’s degree in business administration. In addition, students are required to have a working knowledge of computer-based business tools. The G. Brint Ryan College of Business Graduate Programs Office works with students to determine if there are background deficiencies. Students are strongly encouraged to complete deficiencies. Background content might include Financial and Managerial Accounting, Business Information Systems, Statistics, Business Law, Finance, Marketing, Micro and Macro Economics, Operations Management and Calculus. Deficiencies can be completed via traditional academic coursework or through Ivy Software and Responsive.net. Ivy Software and Responsive.net deliver self-paced online learning modules that provide the needed background content without the need to formally enroll in courses at UNT. For more information go to cob.unt.edu/masters.