Master of Science in Business Analytics
Program Description
Business Analytics encompasses the techniques, technologies, systems, practices, methodologies, and applications that analyze critical business data to help an enterprise better understand its business and market and make timely business decisions. This 30-unit ten-course program will prepare graduates for positions such as business analysts, data scientists, and marketing analysts in business, government, and non-profit organizations.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students completing the program will:
- Illustrate knowledge and application of programming languages.
- Appropriately apply data management tools and methods.
- Apply appropriate statistical techniques.
- Be able to extract business intelligence from data and apply it for strategic decision-making in different functional areas of business.
- Synthesize knowledge and evaluation of outcomes by managing a complex data analytics project from start to finish.
Admission Requirements
- Completion of a degree equivalent to a four-year U.S. bachelor’s degree from a recognized university.
- A minimum 3.0 Grade Point Average overall, or in the last 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of university coursework completed.
- GRE total score, verbal, quantitative, and writing scores. A GRE AWA score of 4.0 or higher is required for classified admission. A lower AWA score may be accepted. However, a student will be conditionally admitted and must complete an approved College of Business writing course.
- Quality of statement of purpose using guidelines stated on the College of Business website
- MSBA applicants may waive the GRE test if at least one of the following conditions is met (applicants will instead be invited in for an interview and a 45-minute writing examination): Completed doctoral or master's degree in quantitative area from a recognized/accredited program; Minimum 3.0 GPA with five or more years of full-time, professional work experience; Completed an undergraduate degree in business with a cumulative 3.5 (or higher) GPA.
IELTS Requirements
| Listening |
Reading |
Writing |
Speaking |
Overall |
| 6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
Remarks:
- Total 30 Credits program(Yearly tuition fee is given)
- I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $40,160.
- Score reporting required.
