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Master of Science in Business Analytics

Sanjiv Das, William and Janice Terry Professor of Finance and Business Analytics

Do you want a data-driven advantage? Analytics. Big data. The Internet of everything. The ability to collect and make sense of a vast amount of data that has transformed the industry—and you can be part of the transformation with our MS in Business Analytics program. Through an expertly designed curriculum that blends business acumen with data analysis, we prepare you for careers in one of the fastest growing, most in-demand fields in tech.

Program Overview

16-month full-time/part-time

Program Duration

Cohort style with
elective options

Course Delivery

Evening and
Saturday classes

Class Schedule

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Class Profile

Average Age

Male

36%

Female

64%

Average GPA

3.48

Average GMAT

668

Average GRE

315

Average Months of Work Experience: 31

Bronco Career Outcomes

100%

OF GRADUATES FELT THAT THE PROGRAM MET THEIR CAREER GOALS

73%

OF GRADUATES WERE EMPLOYED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF GRADUATION

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Tuition and Financial Aid

Number of Units

Merit Scholarships

Available

$1,406

Cost per Unit (2023-24)

For details on payment options and schedules, visit the Bursar's website here

Financial Aid
Federal and Private Loans
The University Financial Aid Office can help in locating and applying for these types of aid. You may visit the staff in Patricia A. and Stephen C. Schott Admission and Enrollment Services Building; call (408) 551-1000, or email onestop@scu.edu.

Federal financial aid is not available for non-US citizens, except in cases where they have attained Permanent Resident status and have made application for citizenship. International students are eligible for scholarships.

Scholarships
All applicants to an MS program are considered for a scholarship if they submit their completed application by the posted deadline. Awards are based on professional accomplishments and outstanding scholarship as demonstrated in collegiate transcripts, GMAT or GRE score and recent coursework. The Graduate Business Office does not award need-based scholarships.

Curriculum

Updated March 1, 2021 - The analytics field is a fast paced environment that requires regular updates so our graduates have the skills they need to succeed after graduation. Beginning in Fall 2021, we will roll out our new MS in Business Analytics curriculum. The new curriculum has been streamlined to add more flexibility while reinforcing key competencies.

These changes include:

Calculus 2 will no longer be required for admission
Decreasing the number of total units from 48 to 42 (32 core; 10 electives)
Removing the Finance bootcamp
Adding R programming to the learning objectives of the introductory math class
Adding a new class to the requirements called Prescriptive Analytics

These changes will

Allow our students to strengthen their technical abilities before really digging into the bulk of their industry practicum work in Spring quarter.
Decrease the number of required units and thus, decrease the total cost of the program. Allow students more time to engage with each other, their practicum partners, our extensive Career Management programming and other extra curricular activities.

With the MS in Business Analytics curriculum, you will gain knowledge of both the theory and practice of business analytics as our curriculum provides you with the skills and knowledge to:

Understand business challenges and priorities, and learn to address such challenges using the appropriate data and suitable econometric analytical tools.
Identify the data needed to evaluate potential opportunities to leverage analytically driven decision making to increase the value of the firm.
Understand the challenge of privacy protection of customers, and the balance between privacy protection and personalization of business offerings
Learn foundational techniques and tools required for business analytics and data science, covering mathematics, statistics, software.
Select and apply appropriate analytical techniques, models, and frameworks to business decisions; and be able to summarize and analyze quantitative information using statistics and data visualization
Write clear, well-documented, and effective memoranda and reports; prepare and deliver professional-quality presentations; work effectively on a project in a team

To complete the program, you must complete at least 42 units, spread over a combination of required (core) units and elective credits.

The Business Analytics degree includes three core topics: Statistics and Optimization, Business Analytics, and Technology.

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MSBA Faculty

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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR, MSBA, INFORMATION SYSTEMS & ANALYTICS

Tao Li

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, MARKETING & BUSINESS ANALYTICS

Xiaojing Dong

WILLIAM AND JANICE TERRY PROFESSOR OF FINANCE AND BUSINESS ANALYTICS

Sanjiv Das

ADJUNCT LECTURER, INFORMATION SYSTEMS & ANALYTICS

Dan Trepanier

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Our Masters in Business Analytics program is designed deliberately for you to tackle the burgeoning world of data and succeed as a Data Scientist.

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