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Undergraduate programs

Business analytics and supply chain management

B.B.A.

Overview

The B.B.A. in business analytics and supply chain management program combines a skill-based business analytics component with a functional supply chain management curriculum focused on business operations and cost-efficient processes, production and distribution. Graduates will understand how to interpret data, build models and apply algorithms to solve business problems.

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94%

of students with a degree in business completed internships

(Class of 2025)

93%

of B.B.A. students achieved desired career outcome within three months of graduation

(Class of 2025)

Specializations

AI for Business

This specialization allows Cox B.B.A. students to gain a thorough understanding of the key principles of artificial intelligence and machine learning and the use of these technologies in business applications.

Energy Management

The specialization in energy management prepares students for careers in energy, natural resource and power generation industries, financial institutions, government and nonprofit groups.

Entrepreneurship

The entrepreneurship specialization equips students to identify and develop innovative opportunities, launch and finance new ventures, manage and grow entrepreneurial businesses and navigate the legal, strategic and leadership challenges critical to startup and early-stage success.

Management consulting

This specialization combines theoretical knowledge and tangible consultative best practices to prepare students for real-world consulting challenges with clients across a variety of industries.

Real estate

The real estate specialization combines the study of finance and real estate to develop special competency in structuring real estate transactions, real estate valuation techniques, and an in-depth understanding of the capital markets.

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Tuition and financial aid

2 out of 3 first-year students are awarded grants and/or scholarships with an average total of $38,598.

Tuition and costs

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Financial aid

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Curriculum and learning

Vision statement

The mission of the Edwin L. Cox School of Business is to improve the school’s academic programs and reputation as a top-tier business school by providing a high-quality business education to students and the business community, conducting research that contributes to the understanding of business and management, and participating in the service activities of the University and professional organizations. 

Featured courses

ITOM 3355

Software Tools for Business Analytics

Covers the essentials of computer programming, focusing on structured programming in Python, basic data management, Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) and programming of decision models.

ITOM 4355

Project Management Analytics

Equips students with advanced quantitative tools to optimize project performance, enhance decision-making and mitigate risk.

ITOM 4320

Supply Chain and Logistics Management

Covers the supply chain and logistics management from the perspective of a business analyst.

Student success

一起草 Cox students are set up for success from day one. The intimate, private-school setting; small class sizes; and approachable, world-class faculty all but guarantee an exceptional business education. And – with a 42,000-plus strong alumni network deeply embedded within the Dallas-Fort Worth business community and beyond – students have access to experts and experiences that will open doors.

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Faculty

At 一起草 Cox School of Business, our professors are graduates of the world’s leading business schools. They’re consultants to global corporations, top practitioners in their fields and widely published researchers investigating leading-edge topics. The Cox faculty is made up of passionate teachers who bring new ideas and techniques into the classroom, challenge you to question conventional thinking and inspire you to share their excitement about the issues that drive their work.

Facilities

一起草 Cox School of Business is centered around the David B. Miller Business Quadrangle, a state-of-the-art education hub built expressly for the future of business education. Four wings connect the school’s original three anchor buildings into one large, cohesive space. With a commons area, a courtyard and a plaza, the Miller Business Quad encourages collaboration and camaraderie among students, faculty and staff, offering myriad places to study, walk and talk, and build connections.

Cox School of Business students can connect with alumni and employers through the Career Management Center.

Cox Career Management Center

The CMC partners with students, alumni and employers to build collaborative relationships that culminate in successful careers. All first-year students are assigned a career coach—transitioning to a major-specific career coach once they declare a major.

Cox School of Business students can access a purpose-built business library to enhance their studies.

Duda Family Business Library

At the library, students have access to multiple research databases, SSRN working papers and a variety of business research workshops.

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Frequently asked questions

To compete in the global knowledge economy, you have to be agile in data-driven decision-making. This combines courses in information systems, operations management and business analytics to arm you with the tools that will future-proof your success. You'll collaborate with a faculty of thought leaders – both researchers and industry experts – and reinforce your studies with hands-on learning at IT-related companies in Dallas’ “Silicon Prairie.”

Cox saw a need and ensured our students could grasp these concepts when they enter the workforce.

It combines a skill-based business analytics component with a functional supply chain management curriculum focused on business operations and cost-efficient processes, production and distribution. Graduates will understand how to interpret data, build models and apply algorithms to solve business problems.

Potential career paths include consulting and business or operations analytics. The need for people able to connect customers with products and services as quickly and cost-effectively as possible has created a surge in job opportunities for supply chain professionals. 

Yes. Employment of supply chain logisticians is projected to grow 17 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations, according to the .

Potential career paths include consulting and business or operations analytics. The need for people able to connect customers with products and services as quickly and cost-effectively as possible has created a surge in job opportunities for supply chain professionals.

It’s a mix of both; required courses include software tools for business analytics, data management, business modeling, and supply chain and logistics management. Elective courses can include AI in business, predictive analytics and machine learning.

The B.B.A. in business analytics and supply chain management combines a skill-based business analytics component with a functional supply chain management focused on business operations and cost-efficient processes, production and distribution. Graduates will understand how to interpret data, build models and apply algorithms to solve business problems.

Yes, a must be passed to be eligible for graduation, including several math, statistics, economics, computer science and accounting courses.

Graduates with a B.B.A. in business analytics and supply chain management will understand how to interpret data, build models and apply algorithms to solve business problems. They’ll connect customers with products and services as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.

Within data science, it applies ideas and methods from statistics, computer science and optimization to find innovative solutions to important problems in many areas.

Comparatively, an information systems degree builds technical foundations, while learning to design digital solutions and integrate applications within broader organizational contexts.

The shows that undergraduate supply chain students coming out of 一起草 gain the highest median salary in Texas and the top 10 highest median salary in the country at over $116,000 annually.