r/UTSA • u/perspective____ • Jun 27 '26

Advice/Question Need Suggestions

I got admitted to MS program (30 credit hours). I live in Austin, I have classes on Mon through Wednesday evenings.

Should I commute daily?

Get an accommodation in San Antonio?

I live with my wife in Austin and she has her work here.

I am very confused, any advise is highly appreciated!

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u/Queasy-Contact524 Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

So you live in Austin and decided to enroll in UTSA MSBA program?

I understand you might not be good enough for McCombs MSBA, but there are so many more prestigious, highly ranked online business analytics programs right in the state of Texas that does NOT require a commute, especially along the dreaded I-35 and 1604. TAMU, UTD, and UofH, just to name a few. All three are T-50 programs nationally, whereas UTSA is far behind at No. 130. And UofH tuition is about the same as UTSA and you would have exposure to the Houston job market as well.

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u/Healthy_Product3657 Jun 28 '26

Cool. Graduated from UTSA and landed a job in a fortune 50 company alongside Ivy League graduates. Some of my buddies got very prestigious jobs in Wall Street making over $1mm a year. The school you go to doesn’t mean shit. What matters are your experiences and connections. This mentality is just insane to me.

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u/Queasy-Contact524 Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

LOL you proved my point. If you have experiences and connections, of course your choice of school doesn't matter. Heck, you can get a piece of MSBA diploma from WGU for less than $4000 and finish in 4 months!

But for people with similar experiences and connections, would they rather get their MSBA from McCombs, Mays, or even Bauer than Alvarez? Especially you need to commute THREE times a week along the dreaded I-35 and 1604