Master of Public Affairs and Master of Business Administration

Offered in conjunction with UT's McCombs School of Business, the dual program in business and public affairs is designed to train qualified students in a coordinated program of coursework in public affairs and an advanced business field. Graduates should be prepared to move into careers at any level of government and various businessgovernment-related areas of the private sector, responding to the growing needs for a combination of policy-related skills and one or more business administration specializations. The program is structured so that students can earn the MBA and MPAff degrees simultaneously in three years and one summer rather than the four years and two summers the two degrees would otherwise require.

Students will be expected to have an understanding of descriptive statistics, probability and algebra before beginning coursework.Statement of PurposeTranscriptsThe GRE is optional for this cycle only and applicants may submit a GRE score if they feel it will strengthen their application. Three letters of recommendation are required as part of your application. We prefer one professional reference and one academic reference, while the third can be either professional or academic, depending on where you are in your career.RésuméThe Graduate School requires applicants to have earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a comparable degree from a foreign academic institution.A grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or a comparable GPA in upper-division work—junior- and senior-level courses—and in any graduate work already completed is also required.