Internship – MS in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

Huan Pu, a business analytics student, texts a friend while waiting for the fall Career Expo to open at UT Dallas. Pu is hoping to land a summer internship with a company in Dallas.

MS Business Analytics and AI students intern at top companies, including 3M, Amazon, Apple, IBM, Southwest Airlines, Tesla and more.

You will learn the most up-to-date skills and technologies in the classroom and then put your knowledge to the test when you do your internship. Students in Master’s in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Flex program have highly sought-after skills, and as our student you are well-positioned to secure a position with a reputable company and establish a solid foothold in your professional journey.

Master’s in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Internship Statistics

Internship Statistics By Year

Note that graduate internships were an optional elective prior to 2017 – 2018.

Total Internships: 216

Total Unique Employers: 172

Part-time: 16%    Full-time: 84%

Average Salary/hour: $23.28

Highest Salary/hour: $77.50

Top 10 Employers – Summer 2022

Amazon.com inc Genpact
Amazon Web Services, Inc SAP America
Catenate Corp SLESHA INC.
Copart Spring ML
EXL Service USAA

Top Job Titles – Summer 2022

Associate Data Engineer Intern Business Intelligence Intern – SDS Data Engineer Intern
Business Analyst Intern Data Analyst Intern Data Science Intern
Business Intelligence Engineer Intern Data Analytics Intern Software Developer Intern

Internship Statistics by Year

Internship Statistics, Master’s in Business Analytics, 2023 – 2024
Statistic Fall 2023 Spring 2024 Summer 2024 Total/Avg 2023 – 2024
Number of Internships Reported 216
Average Hourly Salary $23.28
Average Number of Hours/Week 35.2
% of Internships in Texas 55.09%
# of Internships Abroad 0
Internship Report, 2023-24
Internship Statistics, Master’s in Business Analytics, 2022 – 2023
Statistic Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Summer 2023 Total/Avg 2022 – 2023
Number of Internships Reported 237 293 218 748
Average Hourly Salary $25.99 $25.88 $25.20 $25.70
Average Number of Hours/Week 34.6 36 38.8 36.4
% of Internships in Texas 47.8% 61.4% 54.8% 55.19%
# of Internships Abroad 0 0 1 1
Internship Report, 2022-23
Internship Statistics, Master’s in Business Analytics, 2021 – 2022
Statistic Fall 2021 Spring 2022 Summer 2022 Total/Avg 2021 – 2022
Number of Internships Reported 67 86 299 452
Average Hourly Salary $24.89 $28.13 $27.70 $26.91
Average Number of Hours/Week 35 35 39 36
% of Internships in Texas 46% 62% 46% 51%
# of Internships Abroad 0 0 2 2
Internship Report, 2021-22
Internship Statistics, Master’s in Business Analytics, 2020 – 2021
Statistic Fall 2020 Spring 2021 Summer 2021 Total/Avg 2020 – 2021
Number of Internships Reported 182 181 101 464
Average Hourly Salary $22.33 $23.70 $26.55 $24.19
Average Number of Hours/Week 34 35 39 36
% of Internships in Texas 46% 44% 39% 43%
# of Internships Abroad 1 0 1 2
Internship Report, 2020-21
Internship Statistics, Master’s in Business Analytics, 2018 – 2019
Statistic Fall 2018 Spring 2019 Summer 2019 Total/Avg 2018 – 2019
Number of Internships Reported 165 171 252 588
Average Hourly Salary $21.50 $23.05 $22.89 $22.55
Average Number of Hours/Week 35 35 39 36
% of Internships in Texas 65% 65% 55% 62%
# of Internships Abroad 2 1 2 5
Internship Report, 2018-19

Internship Statistics, Master’s in Business Analytics, 2017 – 2018
Statistic Fall 2017 Spring 2018 Summer 2018 Total/Avg 2017 – 2018
Number of Internships Reported 133 124 206 463
Average Hourly Salary $21.37 $22.29 $22.79 $22.25
Average Number of Hours/Week 33 35 37 35
% of Internships in Texas 75% 72% 58% 67%
# of Internships Abroad 0 0 1 1
Internship Report, 2017-18

Internship Statistics, Master’s in Business Analytics, 2016 – 2017
Statistic Fall 2016 Spring 2017 Summer 2017 Total/Avg 2016 – 2017
Number of Internships Reported 44 60 157 261
Average Hourly Salary $19.95 $17.72 $19.37 $19.00
Average Number of Hours/Week 36 34 38 36
% of Internships in Texas 82% 82% 61% 75%
# of Internships Abroad 0 0 2 2
Internship Report, 2016-17

Internship Statistics, Master’s in Business Analytics, 2015 – 2016
Statistic Fall 2015 Spring 2016 Summer 2016 Total/Avg 2015 – 2016
Number of Internships 17 28 62 106
Average Hourly Salary $18.49 $23.25 $22.01 $21.78
Average Number of Hours/Week 34 34 38 37
% of Internships in Texas 94% 86% 62% 73%

Student Testimonials

Akash Gupta

Akash Gupta, MS’20

Data Analyst, Scalable Press

When I applied to UTD, I was a budding undergraduate after completing my Computer Science degree fascinated by the field of data and analytics. 
See all Master’s in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Flex Student Testimonials
student working on her UT Dallas application for Jindal School graduate admission on her laptop

Ready to start your graduate application?

Before you apply, get familiar with the application process for Jindal School graduate programs at UT Dallas.

How to Apply