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Graduate Program: Business Analytics

General Information

Program/Degree

Business Analytics (MS)

Program Description

Gain the skills demanded by employers for data-centric decision making in the global economy. Eller's 10- or 16-month program teaches essential knowledge and skills in three critical areas:

•             Data management

•             Statistics

•             Analytic methods

 

Taught by world-class faculty and built on the foundation of our top-five MIS program, the Master's in Business Analytics combines core content in analytics with electives in accounting, economics, finance, management information systems, and marketing. Dual degree options are available with other programs within the Eller College of Management.

 

Along with technical skills, students learn to address real world problems, ask the right questions, and propose solutions with insights gained from data. Faculty are top researchers in the field who teach methods so new they’re not in textbooks.

 

The program includes professional development. Students who opt for the 16-month plan of study can complete a summer internship.

 

Department/Academic Unit(s)

Since pioneering one of the nation's first Management Information Systems (MIS) curricula, the MIS department has been a leader in IT education and research. Our programs—ranked in the top 5 since 1989—reflect the vigorous dynamics of technology today. We have brought in more than $200 million in external funding for research—more than any other MIS program in the world. Our research generates real-world solutions for significant problems and influences our cutting-edge curriculum. Our distinguished faculty win research and teaching awards. Our alumni hold leadership positions in diverse business environments, from Fortune 500 technology and consulting enterprises to emerging new ventures.

 

College

Eller College of Management

Campus where offered

Colorado Heights University- Main - Tucson

Tuition and Fees

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Completion Requirements
Admissions Information

Minimum Credit Units (33)

Core Coursework Requirements

MIS 502 Technical Foundations of Analytics (4 units)

MKTG 552 Introduction to Statistics (8 weeks; 2 units)

MKTG 555B Experimentation and Data Analysis (8 weeks; 2 units)

BNAD 515C Introduction to Business Analytics (2 units)

MKTG 555A Regression Modeling for Analytics (8 weeks; 2 units)

MIS 545 Data Mining for Business Intelligence (3 units)

MIS 561 Data Visualization (3 units)

MIS 587 Business Intelligence (3 units)
MIS 584 Big Data Analytics (3 units)

BNAD 597A Business Consulting (3 units)
*MIS 509 Business Communications (3 units)

 

 

Additional Requirements

See required coursework

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Admissions Requirements

We do not accept terminal masters, all applications must be for the PhD program

Standardized Tests

Required test(s): GRE

Funding Opportunities

The Academic Unit has not provided this information.

Funding Opportunities

Domestic & International Applicants

Fall:December 15th

International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The Colorado Heights University is 4832

Last revised 06 Oct 2020