Overview

Department of Finance / Department of Finance is located in San Antonio, TX, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	32

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GMAT or GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted 33 semester credit hours to be taken from a specified list of courses
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GMAT or GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

96

Applied

58

Accepted

38

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

90

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 31st	March 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	September 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GMAT or GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose; 3 letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GMAT or GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose; 3 letters of recommendation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Student Body

104

Total Graduate Students

11%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	36.54%
Black or African American	3.85%
White or Caucasian	36%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.92%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.96%
Unknown	8.65%

Gender

Male (75%)

Female (25%)

Faculty

11

Total faculty

Full-time - 9

Part-time - 2

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Corporate finance, international finance, options and futures, market microstructure, financial institutions
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	70,629

Location & Contact

Address One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX  78249-0617
United States

Contact Dr. Karan Bhanot
Chair
Email: karan.bhanot@utsa.edu
Phone: 210-458-6315

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