MPA Program Fast Facts
Texas MPA Program Rankings
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Accounting Rankings
| Rank | Publication | Date |
|---|
| #1 (Undergraduate Accounting) |
U.S. News & World Report |
09/11 |
| #1 (Graduate Accounting) |
U.S. News & World Report |
03/12 |
| #1 (Graduate Program) |
Public Accounting Report |
12/11 |
| #1 (Ph.D. Program) |
Public Accounting Report |
12/11 |
| #1 (Undergraduate Program) |
Public Accounting Report |
12/11 |
| #2 (Accounting, Global) |
Financial Times |
01/12 |
MPA Employment & Salary Statistics
MPA Employment Statistics
| | Class of 2010 | Class of 2009 | Class of 2008 |
|---|
| Professional accounting services firms (Big 4, Mid-Cap and Regional Firms) |
87% |
86% |
88% |
| Industry |
5% |
5% |
2% |
| Investment Banking and other Financial Services |
4% |
5% |
6% |
| Consulting |
1% |
2% |
3% |
| Government/Public Sector |
3% |
2% |
1% |
MPA Average Salary (Across all industries)
| Class of 2010 |
$52,359 |
| Class of 2009 |
$53,270 |
| Class of 2008 |
$53,177 |
|
MPA Geographic Distribution of Employment
| Class of 2010 | Class of 2009 | Class of 2008 |
|---|
| Texas |
77% |
75% |
73% |
| Northeast |
11% |
13% |
12% |
| Mid-Atlantic |
0% |
1% |
3% |
| South |
2% |
1% |
1% |
| Midwest |
4% |
1% |
3% |
| Southwest (other than Texas) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| West |
5% |
7% |
7% |
| International |
1% |
1% |
0% |
At time of graduation in 2010, percentage of MPA students who were
| | MPA-All | MPA-International |
|---|
| Employed or received offers |
93% |
77% |
| Continuing education or postponing job search |
1% |
0% |
| Seeking employment |
6% |
23% |
Companies That Have Recently Recruited Texas MPAs
Poised for success, Texas MPA students are sought after by organizations in a variety of sectors including public accounting, finance, industry, public service, and consulting. Below is a list of organizations that recently recruited MPA students.
Consulting
| Abacist Group |
Mercer |
| Accenture |
Navigant Consulting |
| Alvarez & Marsal |
Pariveda Solutions |
| Bain & Company |
PRGX |
| Capgemini U.S., LLC |
Protiviti |
| Cogent Compensation Partners |
Ryan, Inc. |
| Cornerstone Research |
The Boston Consulting Group |
| Crowe Horwath, LLP |
Towers Watson |
| Deloitte Consulting |
Veritas Advisory Group, Inc. |
| FTI Consulting |
VMG Health |
| Gerson Lehrman Group |
|
| McKinsey & Co. |
|
Public Accounting
| Atchley & Associates, LLP |
Malone Bailey, LLP |
| BDO Seidman |
Maxwell Locke & Ritter, LLP |
| BKD, LLP |
Novogradac & Company, LLP |
| Deloittle & Touche, LLP |
PMB Helin Donovan, LLP |
| Ernst & Young, LLP |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| Flieller, Kruger, Skelton & Plyler, LLP |
Reznick Group |
| Grant Thornton, LLP |
Rothstein Kass |
| Hamilton, Pyle & Bowman, LLP |
Ubernosky & Majeres, LLP |
Public Service
| Buckner International |
Internal Revenue Service |
| Doctors in Training |
NASA Johnson Space Center |
| Education Pioneers |
Texas Department of Banking |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |
Finance
| Acquest Advisors |
Invesco Aim |
| Amegy Bank |
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. |
| American Express |
JMP Securities |
| Austin Ventures |
Koch Supply and Trading |
| Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Lazard |
| Bank of Texas |
Macquarie Holdings (U.S.A.), Inc. |
| Barclays |
Madison Williams and Company |
| Bares Capital Managment |
McColl Partners, LLC |
| BB&T |
MHT Partners |
| BBVA Compass |
Miller Buckfire & Co. |
| BMO Capital Markets |
Morgan Keegan |
| Brandes Investment Partners, LP |
Morgan Stanley |
| Buffington Capital Holdings, LLC |
Nomura Securities International, Inc. |
| Capital One |
Piper Jaffray & Co. |
| Centerview Partners, LLC |
PNC Business Credit |
| Citi |
Propel Financial Services |
| Comerica Bank |
Prudential Financial |
| CPMG, Inc. |
Raymond James & Associates |
| Credit Suisse |
RBC Capital Markets |
| Deutsche Bank |
Regions Financial Corporation |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. |
Resource Land Holdings |
| Duff & Phelps, LLC |
Robert W. Baird & Co. |
| Evercore Partners |
Scotia Waterous (U.S.A), Inc. |
| Factset Research Systems, Inc. |
Simmons & Company International |
| Financial Technology Partners |
Skellig Capital Management, LLC |
| Freddie Mac |
Southwest Securities |
| Fulcrum Capital |
Standard Charter Bank |
| Goldman Sachs |
Stifel Nicolaus Investment Banking |
| Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending |
Summit Partners |
| Greenhill & Co., LLC |
The BVA Group, LLC |
| Houlihan Lokey |
The Royal Bank of Scotland |
| Howard Frazier Barker Ellion, Inc. |
Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. |
| Imperial Capital, LLC |
UBS |
|
Wells Fargo |
Industry
| 3M |
Huntsman Corporation |
| Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) |
IBM |
| American Airlines |
Intel Corporation |
| Amphora, Inc. |
JB Hunt Transport |
| Anadarko Petroleum |
JCPenney |
| Apache Corporation |
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group |
| AppFolio |
Macy's |
| Archon Group |
Marathon Oil Company |
| AT&T, Inc. |
Mariott International |
| BHP Billiton |
Maxim Integrated Products |
| BP Corporation |
McAffee, Inc. |
| Cameron |
McMaster-Carr Supply Co. |
| Cardinal Health Corporation |
MicrosoftCorporation |
| CenterPoint Energy, Inc. |
National Instruments |
| Chevron Corporation |
National Oilwell Varco |
| CIM Group, Inc. |
Nestle U.S.A. |
| CITGO Petroleum Corporation |
Noble Energy |
| Clear Channel Communications |
PepsiCo |
| ConocoPhillips |
Plains Exploration & Production Company |
| Continental Airlines |
Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dell |
R.W. Beck |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
Raytheon |
| Direct Energy |
Sabre Holdings |
| El Paso Corporation |
Schneider Electric |
| Energy Future Holdings (TXU) |
Shell Oil Company |
| Epic Systems Corporation |
Southwestern Energy |
| ExxonMobil Corporation |
Spectra Energy |
| FedEx |
Stage Stores, Inc. |
| General Electric |
Strayer University |
| General Motors |
Texas Instruments |
| Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation |
Textron, Inc. |
| Halliburton Company |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
| Hewlett-Packard |
Walt Disney Company |
| Home Depot |
Whiteside Energy |
| Hunt Administrative Services, LLC |
|
CPA Exam Success
The Texas MPA curriculum lays a solid educational foundation for the Uniform Certified Public Accounting examination. Candidates from UT Austin typically have pass rates much higher than the statewide and national averages on any given part of the exam. In fact, several of our students have received the prestigious American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Sells Award for earning the highest cumulative scores on the four sections of the exam on their first attempt.
MPA Student Profile
Traditional MPa Approach - MPA Student profile
| Class of 2012 | Class of 2011 | Class of 2010 |
|---|
| Enrollment |
113 |
106 |
95 |
| Average GPA |
3.76 |
3.78 |
3.78 |
| Average GMAT |
664 |
676 |
667 |
| Female |
50% |
45% |
47% |
| Male |
50% |
55% |
53% |
| Percent not Texas residents |
69% |
55% |
60% |
| Underrepresented Minorities* |
6% |
13% |
3% |
| Average Age |
24 |
25 |
25 |
| Average work experience (months) |
13 |
12 |
16 |
| *African-American, Hispanic and Native American |
Traditional MPA Approach - Undergraduate major
| Class of 2012 | Class of 2011 | Class of 2010 |
|---|
| Accounting |
45% |
48% |
54% |
| Other business major |
21% |
22% |
14% |
| Economics |
21% |
14% |
15% |
| Other Liberal Arts |
6% |
6% |
8% |
| Engineering/Science/Math |
5% |
3% |
3% |
| Other |
2% |
7% |
6% |
Integrated mpa Approach - MPA Student profile
| Class of 2014 | Class of 2013 | Class of 2012 |
|---|
| Enrollment |
238 |
239 |
232 |
| Average GPA |
3.68 |
3.68 |
3.78 |
| Average SAT |
1304 |
1289 |
1315 |
| Female |
50% |
54% |
49% |
| Male |
50% |
46% |
51% |
| Underrepresented Minorities* |
8% |
9% |
10% |
| *African-American, Hispanic and Native American |