{"id":30036,"date":"2022-08-16T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T14:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=30036"},"modified":"2022-08-18T17:03:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T21:03:07","slug":"heading-south-for-an-mba-the-university-of-texas-mccombs-school-of-business-and-emory-universitys-goizueta-business-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/heading-south-for-an-mba-the-university-of-texas-mccombs-school-of-business-and-emory-universitys-goizueta-business-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Heading South for an MBA: The University of Texas McCombs School of Business and Emory University\u2019s Goizueta Business School"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0McCombs School of Business<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at the University of Texas, Austin, features\u00a0several highlights\u00a0in its MBA program that allow students to benefit from expanded opportunities for work experience (including with nonprofits), entrepreneurship, and leadership programming. For example, in the Texas McCombs Labs program, students learn marketing and supply chain skills by working hands-on for such major firms as Dell and Sam\u2019s Club. All first-year MBA students are eligible to apply to the program, which runs through the course of one academic year.<\/p>\n

Another notable program, the Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition, awards MBA scholarships to the winners of a start-up pitch competition, in which both admitted and prospective students can compete. The competition awards nearly $50,000 in prizes annually. In the area of nonprofit work, McCombs hosts a chapter of the Net Impact program, which affords students the chance to work on socially and environmentally responsible projects aimed at solving major societal problems.
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\nAnother Southern institution,\u00a0Emory University\u2019s Goizueta Business School<\/strong><\/a>\u2014named after late Coca-Cola CEO Roberto C. Goizueta\u2014is deeply rooted in a legacy of global business leadership. Goizueta\u2019s MBA program offers one- and two-year formats, strives to maintain an intimate learning environment, and offers its students the benefit of being located in a significant global commercial hub. One of the program\u2019s notable advantages has been its success in attracting recruiters. The school\u2019s recruiting strengths seem to be reflected in its latest employment report as well\u201499% of the Class of 2021 received job offers within three months of graduation and accepted positions with such major companies as Amazon, Deloitte, EY, Google, Microsoft, PwC, and UPS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0McCombs School of Business\u00a0at the University of Texas, Austin, features\u00a0several highlights\u00a0in its MBA program that allow students to benefit from expanded opportunities for work experience (including with nonprofits), entrepreneurship, and leadership programming. 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