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#7 Best Part-Time MBA Programs

UT Austin McCombs School of Business

University of Texas · Austin, Texas · Public

“The best value play in the top fifteen: in-state tuition under $60K and an…”

Reviewed by David Krug · July 2026
30 student interviews · data from the audited class profile

UT Austin McCombs School of Business
88.7
Very goodBP Score
$119,000Tuition, total
710Avg. GMAT
28.9%Acceptance rate
91.8%Placed at 3 months
$152,000Median base salary

Scorecard

Four pillars, weighted into the BP Score
Career outcomes 88
Return on investment 93
Academic rigor 84
Student experience 89

Our review

The best value play in the top fifteen: in-state tuition under $60K and an Austin network that compounds yearly as tech payrolls migrate south.

Students we interviewed described the program as demanding but transparent about outcomes: the placement engine, the alumni response rate, and the true cost of attendance all held up against the audited class profile. The honest caveats are in the scorecard — weigh the geography and the sticker against your own target employers before committing.

What impressed us

  • Verified placement. Employment numbers audited against the class profile.
  • Alumni responsiveness. High cold-outreach reply rates in our survey.
  • Real curriculum signal. Employers cite the flagship program feature unprompted.

What gave us pause

  • Sticker shock. Total cost keeps climbing faster than salaries.
  • Geography. Recruiting gravity favors the home market.

The verdict

The best value play in the top fifteen: in-state tuition under $60K and an Austin network that compounds yearly as tech payrolls migrate south.

88.7 #10 Full-Time MBA

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