By Innovators, For Innovators
The nationally recognized programs offer various student opportunities.
Overview
For more than 15 years, The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) has been shaping entrepreneurial minds from around the world. The Master of Science in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MSIE) is designed for people who want to either launch new ventures or lead innovation within established organizations.
Highlights of the MSIE program:
- Every professor brings their real-world experience, so students are learning from people who’ve done it and continue to do it.
- The curriculum is practical and focused. You’ll dive into entrepreneurial business models, financial frameworks, and hands-on skills like identifying viable opportunities, validating ideas through testing, pitching with impact, and leading with confidence.
- Outside the classroom, the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) offers access to pitch competitions, accelerators, and a strong network of mentors, investors, and founders in North Texas.
- When you graduate, the support doesn’t stop. UTD stays in your corner, celebrating your wins and helping you navigate the next steps in your journey.
UTD. Built by Innovators, for Innovators.
Ranking for MSIE program at UTDallas
No.12
Top Graduate Entrepreneurship Program
according to The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur, 2025
No.3
Top Southwest Entrepreneurship Program
according to The Princeton Review, 2025
No.4
10 Best States to Start a Business
according to Wallet Hub, 2025
Careers to pursue with an MSIE from UT Dallas
- Founder
- Co-Founder
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- VP Marketing
- Chief Information Officer
- Operations, Director/VP of Sales
- Business Development
- Change Management
- Project Management
- Research and Development
- Finance
- Marketing
- New Product Development
- Product Analyst
- Product Engineer
- Product Marketing
- Strategy/Strategist
- Chief Innovation Officer
- Venture Capital
- Private Equity
- Accelerator
- Incubator
- Angel Group
- Investment Banking
- Corporate Venture Capital
- Early Stage Seed-Funding
- Social Impact Leader
- Founder
- Co-Founder
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Chief Product Officer (CPO)
- Business Development
- VP Marketing
Student Innovation Spotlight
MS in Innovation and Entrepreneurship student Christopher Anthony (’26) is architecting a unique dual-impact model through his ventures.
V.I.P Coaching & Consulting empowers high-performing professionals to convert clarity into capital by unlocking elite mindsets, building strategic life plans, and executing with precision. Complementing this, the Global Alliance for Humanity (GAH) creates a hybrid ecosystem that lifts veterans and underserved individuals from survival to success through coaching, skilled trades training, and strategic life design. United by the core philosophy that strategic life planning is transformative, both models serve distinct communities under one mission: scalable human impact.
“If you’ve got a vision that won’t leave you alone—START small, stay focused, allow the process to sort itself out, and build it anyway.”
—Christopher Anthony
Start your graduate application
Before you apply, get familiar with the application process for Jindal School graduate programs at UT Dallas.
How to Apply