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College of Business offers a graduate major in Business Analytics leading to a degree of Master of Science in Business Analytics. The Master of Science in Business Data Analytics program is designed to prepare students to use data to add value to organizations. Business analytics is the intersection of business and data science. Data allows organizations to make better decisions, improve business performance, and create efficiencies in business operations. Organizations benefit by improving their ability to compete and formulate strategy in a competitive marketplace that is constantly changing.
A bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics is not required for admission to the program. Students who have earned their baccalaureate degrees in other academic areas will be required to complete appropriate preparatory courses in addition to those required for the master’s degree.
Program Expected Student Outcomes
1: Analytical Proficiency
1.1 Learners will demonstrate proficiency in the use of tools to prepare data for and conduct effective analysis.
1.2 Learners will identify and use appropriate methods to conduct effective analysis.
2: Informed Decision Making
2.1 Learners will interpret and apply analytics results to support informed decisions that solve business problems.
2.2 Learners will recognize the social and ethical impact of data-driven decision making.
3: Communicating with Impact
3.1 Learners will create professional oral presentations that communicate results to stakeholders in an effective, consumable, and actionable way.
3.2 Learners will create professional written reports that communicate data-driven insights effectively to non-technical stakeholders that facilitate informed decision-making.
4: Collaboration and Teamwork
4.1 Learners will apply project management tools and techniques to deliver results.
4.2 Learners will work collaboratively in a team towards a shared goal.