Marketing Programs at UT Dallas

Jindal School bachelor's in marketing graduate on a beautiful, sunny Commencement Day

Marketing is fundamental to the success of any business


Become a marketing expert by joining our bachelor’s, master’s or PhD programs.

Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in Marketing?

Bachelor’s Degree Program

Build your understanding of marketing fundamentals and learn skills in communication, branding, analytics and more.

BS in Marketing

Master’s Degree Programs

Master the skills that empower you to understanding customer needs and the competitive environment.


MS in Marketing

PhD with Marketing Concentration

Develop strong research skills that are especially relevant for students interested in an academic career.


PhD in Marketing

What Is Marketing?

Marketing is essential to running a business or a non-profit organization with a focus on the customer and the firm’s objectives. Good marketing decisions are made by understanding customer needs and the competitive environment. The field of marketing is vital for careers in general management. Further specializations include strategic marketing, product management, retailing, advertising and market research. A more recent phenomenon, the growth of E-commerce, has posed a different set of challenges to marketing.

The marketing academic area in the Naveen Jindal School of Management offers the following Marketing degrees:



Marketing Resource Articles

Learn more about specific areas of marketing and specific career paths and opportunities available to you. The authors of these articles include marketing students, faculty, and staff.

Julie Haworth and Claudia Kwee

Research Isn’t Just for Science Majors — It’s for Marketing Majors, Too!

While a BS in Marketing program student, Claudia Kwee had a chance to conduct a research project and present it at an educators’ conference in Houston.

Tom Henderson, article author

What You Learn From Capstone Senior Projects

Capstone Senior Projects give students a taste of real-world situations. Students gain experience working with corporations in the community, showcasing their expertise and professionalism.

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What Does a Brand Manager Do?

Marketing Career Focus: Brand Management

A brand manager is responsible for the overall image of a product or person. Key elements of the job are researching the marketplace to determine where the product or client fits in.

Marketing student organization meeting

Now Is a Good Time to Help a Nonprofit Organization

By being part of the UT Dallas community, we know we are blessed with support, resources and connections — but most of all hope.

Julie Haworth

Capstone Senior Projects Provides Real-World Solutions for an Array of Clients

The Professional Program in Marketing (PPM) is a program that provides supplemental workshops and professional opportunities while also encouraging participation in rigorous courses. This elite program was the brainchild of a past Capstone Senior Project Marketing (MKT 4395) course.

Shannon Cotts, Collegiate Marketer of the Year

Students’ Work Played a Part in a Corporate Acquisition

In May 2019, Shannon Cotts won the DFW AMA Collegiate Marketer of the Year award for her outstanding data analysis provided to startup business Fixd, a Dallas-based home warranty and service repair business.

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How Our Marketing Students Land Over 150 Internships Every Year

The BS in Marketing program’s required internship is important for acquiring needed experience to land that first job. It’s also a crucial part of our trilogy experience, which includes completion of an internship, 100 hours of community engagement experience and a capstone senior project course.

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Alumni Spotlights

Glenn D. Lovelace, BS’81

CEO, Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Lovelace graduated from what was then the School of Management with a marketing degree and minors in computer science and finance.

Matthew A. Thompson, BS’12

Automation Marketing Manager, StructuredWeb

Matthew A. Thompson, who majored in marketing, moved to New York City soon after graduation. Once there, he landed a job at ALM, a specialized business news and information company largely focused on the legal community.

Kate Reagan, BS’15

Assistant Vice President, Business Development, Texas Capital Bank

In Reagan’s role at Texas Capital Bank, she leans on both degrees she earned at Jindal School – a bachelor’s degree in accounting and marketing.

Randall Tan, BS’13

Key Account Manager at Softlayer, An IBM Company

Randall Tan had plenty of success before launching his academic career at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Paulina Jesionek, BS’13, MS’15, MBA’15

Marketing Program Specialist, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Jesionek graduated cum laude in Fall 2013 with two undergraduate degrees – Global Business and Marketing. She delivered the commencement address that year.

Chanel Ebanks-Texada, BS’16

Watson Customer Engagement Account Executive, IBM

Ebanks-Texada has launched her career at IBM, where she is prospecting and generating business in the public sector.

Mindy Tiu, BS’14

GE, Commercial Leadership Program

Mindy Tiu, now living in Stamford, Conn, fully embraced her time at UT Dallas by taking part in a broad range of campus activities.

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Marketing Faculty Research

We are committed to creating a practical and applied learning environment for the study, research, and practice of marketing. Our series of courses has been designed to meet the needs of students who choose general management careers as well as those who choose to study marketing.

See recent research highlights from our marketing faculty

Marketing Blogs & News

Find advice and resources you need as a current or prospective student in marketing.

Frank M. Bass

Bass Conference Provides Forum for Stimulating Exchange of Marketing Ideas

The Bass Conference is an annual academic gathering focused on research in marketing. The conference honors the late Frank M. Bass, a professor who established marketing as a quantitative science and fostered a research culture at the Jindal School.

JSOM marketing student Aaliya Mohammed.

Student Spotlight: Aaliya Mohammed

Aaliya Mohammed is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Marketing at the Naveen Jindal School of Management and she is expected to graduate in December 2024.

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Mentoring Course at Jindal School Now Offers Training Certificate

A Jindal School course that teaches leadership, management and communication skills to aspiring mentors now offers mentor training certification to those students who successfully complete the class.

Product management marketing students

What Does a Product Manager Do?

Overview of skills needed for product managers and how these map to the courses offered at the MS or Master of Science in Marketing at UT Dallas. The job of the product manager is to discover a product that is valuable, usable and feasible.

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What Does a Brand Manager Do?

Overview of skills needed by brand managers and how these map to the courses offered at the MS or Master of Science in Marketing at UT Dallas. The advertising and branding track has 4 core courses covering interactive and digital marketing, branding, and more.

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JSOM Students Bring Home Collegiate World Cup of Sales

Jindal School sales students scored the most points overall at the annual International Collegiate Sales Competition recently, an achievement that led them to win a new team event and bring home the inaugural Collegiate World Cup of Sales.

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Strategic Management Online Contest Grows in Popularity, Gains No. 4 Winner

Efforts to get more Jindal School undergraduate and graduate students to enter an online contest based on their strategic management course yielded more entrants and more top finishers. One Jindal School student finished No. 4 in the world.

Sales Students Score Top Wins at Annual Competition

The 2020 International Collegiate Sales Competition won the case-management contest and placed second in the World Cup of Sales.

JSOM Global Business and Marketing Student Saher Lakhani

Student Spotlight: Saher Lakhani

Saher Lakhani is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Global Business and Bachelor of Science in Marketing double-major at the Naveen Jindal School of Management and she is expected to graduate in Spring 2024.

Digital Marketing professional at work

Job Analysis for Digital Marketing – Mobile Marketing

Overview of skills needed for mobile marketing managers and how these map to the courses offered at the MS or Master of Science in Marketing at UT Dallas. The mobile marketing professional must understand the web and app ecosystems.

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Sales Program Earns High Honors at First International Competition

Jindal School sales students made a notable first foray into competing abroad this spring, placing first and third in the speed-sell contest and second in role-play at the 2019 UK University Sales Competition in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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UT Dallas Excels at DECA Conference—With Freshmen Leading the Way

Freshmen members of the UT Dallas DECA chapter won all the first-, second- and third-place prizes the chapter earned at the 2019 DECA International Career Development Conference in Orlando, Fla. In all, 34 UT Dallas students competed at the event.

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Reverse Career Fairs: All you need to know

We’ve all heard about regular career fairs, where you go to meet the recruiting coordinators from different companies, but have you heard of a reverse career fair? Instead of students wandering around waiting to talk to a recruiter, it’s switched.

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‘Fearless’ Strategist Honored with Marketing Legends Award

Jindal School’s Marketing Legends Award honoree David Meerman Scott, an early advocate of social media and the strategist who coined the term “newsjacking,” advised his audience on the right ways to stand out and be fearless as a marketer.

JSOM Students Click With AdWords Competition

A Jindal School of Management student team placed second in North America and 12th globally in Google AdWords Global Online Marketing Challenge last spring. The team’s campaign had a “click-through rate” of 5.58 percent; the benchmark is 2 percent.

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Students Learn Social Media Philanthropy in Business Ethics Class

Jindal School students in Diane McNulty’s Business Ethics course used their content-creation and social-media skills in a United Way community service project that taught them about corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship.

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JSOM to Prepare for Sales and Lead Development Jobs

For business school students, insight on the future of the job market is helpful, and we have the scoop. Entry-level sales roles are on the rise. Learn more about what you need to get one of these roles post-graduation.

Jindal School Students Earn Scholar Award for ‘Rolling with the Punches’

Three Jindal School students have been named recipients of $15,000 Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation Scholarships.The students as well as the foundation have had to make pandemic-related adjustments to doing business.

Marketing Class Competition

Marketing Class Competition Pairs Students with Golin’s Pros

A study of Twitter data had marketing students and their professional mentors analyzing “accelerants of relevance,” all the traits that might cause a piece of news to go viral on social media.

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UT Dallas Big Idea Competition Sharpens Students’ Entrepreneurial Mindsets

The annual UT Dallas Big Idea Competition awarded a service that helps applicants align their résumés to keywords in job postings the $25,000 grand prize in an event that showcased five other contenders and gave $40,000 in prizes.

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Student Testimonials

Ada Z

Ada (Zhu) Choi, BS’14, MS’15

Retail Strategy Manager, Samsung Electronics America

The MS in Marketing prepared me to face real-world challenges through very applicable courses and ample networking opportunities. The professors and courses gave me deeper knowledge. If you crave intellectual stimulation and growth, I’d highly recommend the master’s program at UTD.
Rebecca Sollars

Rebecca Sollars, BS’20

B2B Client Solutions Executive, AT&T

I’m about to graduate, and I have secured a job with a Fortune 10 company, AT&T. I would never have been able to accomplish this without the help of UTD!
Mike H

Mike Hart, MS’14

Vice President of Sales, Lennox Industries

The UTD Marketing master’s program was a great experience. The networking opportunities were excellent, and the quality of the students added to the overall value of the program. I would recommend this program to anyone who wants to gain a deeper knowledge of marketing principles as they apply to the real world of business.
Christian de Lara

Christian de Lara, BS’17

Enterprise Business Development Representative, Salesforce

I believe that the UTD Marketing program has given me an incredible foundation to develop my professional brand. 
Varika Pinnam

Varika Pinnam, BS’20

Class of 2020

I chose to attend UTD because I felt I had found a community here before I ever even moved to Texas. I decided upon the Marketing program in particular because I wanted to be a part of a fast-paced, impactful business world but work creatively and be able to generate and implement new ideas rather than work in a rigid structure.
Lauren Sparger

Lauren Sparger, BS’20

Sports Marketing Graduate Program, Red Bull

During my time as a student, the BS in Marketing program allowed me numerous opportunities to gain real life marketing skill sets and business acumen.  
Musa Ato

Musa Ato, BS’12

Managing Director, Adolfin Group

The UTD Marketing program was my foundation in crafting the League of Rebels brand. 
Tim Nguyen

Tim Nguyen, BS’19

Sales Development Associate, WESCO Distribution

The UTD marketing program provided me the resources and experiences that I was able to apply to my now ongoing career path. 
Jo-Annie Au

Jo-Annie Au, BS’20

Class of 2020

Through the UTD Marketing program, I’ve been able to fuel my passion for advertising and content creation. The program has given me the opportunity to learn from professionals while also getting to work with real clients and local companies.
Allison Lutz Waldon

Allison Lutz Waldon

The MBA/M.S. Marketing program has allowed me to build and develop skills that I’ve been able to apply to projects in my current role. The flexible degree plan allows me to take classes while working full-time in marketing.
Pratiksha Tonpe and friends

Pratiksha Tonpe, BS’21

Class of 2021

The MS in Marketing program in the JSOM has offered so many fantastic opportunities where I could learn more about the industry and meet professionals. 
Hema Sheasha Sai Ganta

Hema Shesha Sai Ganta, MS ’22

MS in Marketing at UTD is an incredible program. I thoroughly enjoyed pursuing the Marketing Analytics and Customer Insights track. The courses and unparalleled knowledge of professors helped me gain a better understanding of analytical applications in a real-world business setting. I highly recommend this program to anyone who is passionate about marketing.
Amber Quach

Amber Quach, BS’20

Class of 2020

The UT Dallas Marketing program has given me the ability to merge my strengths as a business-minded individual and also as a creative through their program.
Mahesh Jajoo

Mahesh Jajoo

This program has helped me grow in different domains of marketing. It is one of the only programs worldwide that allows you to choose multiple courses between tracks. The amount of research that goes into preparing the material for the course is amazing, keeping the teaching material up to date with the changes in the marketing field. It also has taught me the best marketing principles and lessons through its core courses, which I will use throughout my marketing career. Overall, a program that has taken care of all the ever-changing dynamics of marketing that I was looking for and helped me grow as a marketer.
Holly Lynn

Holly Lynn

UT Dallas has helped me immensely by giving me the tools and knowledge to start a career path in the world of marketing right here in my hometown. I have grown with confidence to become a leader thanks to the many ways of communicating that have opened up to me, meaning things that were learned will not be forgotten!
Ana Corona

Ana Corona, BS’16

Assistant Brand Marketing Manager, Daltile

I was fortunate enough to have been included in high-visibility projects, some of which involved our company’s executive team. 
Jerry H

Jerry Hao, MS’14

Data Scientist, Amazon

The MS in Marketing director and faculty changed my career trajectory to that of a data scientist. Thanks to the high level analytics courses and career-placement opportunities, I was able to get my foot in the door at a prestigious marketing agency, Brierley + Partners, followed quickly by opportunities at Hewlett-Packard, AT&T and Amazon.
Rahul Rai

Rahul Rai

My trajectory will always be changed by my time at UTD Naveen Jindal School of Management MS Marketing program. It surpassed all expectations and provided me with unique insight. I’m aware that investing in myself by enrolling in this program has been and will continue to be among the best choices I’ve ever made.
Brandon Borick

Brandon Borick, BS’20

Class of 2020

The UT Dallas BS in Marketing program has helped me pursue my interests in entertainment marketing by shaping its coursework to my own needs. 
Brandon Borick

Brandon Borick, MS ’22

The M.S. in Marketing Fast Track Program was one of the most valuable opportunities I was able to take advantage of during my time at UT Dallas. In five years, I was able to attain both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, which has opened opportunities many entry-level business professionals don’t often receive.
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Marketing Program Resources at the Jindal School

Academic Programs – Primary

The Marketing academic area offers one bachelor’s, one master’s and one PhD program.

Online Degrees

Academic Programs – Additional

The Marketing area also offers accelerated pathways to adding more degrees as well as professional programs and concentrations.

Faculty and Advisory Board

Discover how Marketing area faculty are researching, publishing, speaking and engaging in the business community.

Community Activity

Marketing area students, faculty and staff are engaged in the community through center activity, events and more.