Graduate Program: Business Analytics (MS)

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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

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Cinda Van Winkle
520-621-2748
Graduate Program Coordinator
Alexander W Greengaard
520-621-2387
Director of Graduate Studies
William T Neumann
520-621-5169
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Megan Jia Mcnulty-Luoma
520-626-9962
 
Tuition and Fees
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Please refer to the UA Registrar's's Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees. 

Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements
 
For domestic students a Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university. For international students an US comparable Bachelor's degree.
GPA score of 3.0 or higher (for the last 60 units completed)
GMAT or GRE score (No minimum score requirement. Test must have been taken within the last five years of intended term of enrollment)
TOEFL minimum score: 80 internet based testing. (for international applicants only who have not graduated from a U.S.A. institution. Test must have been taken within two years of the intended term of enrollment).
Supporting application documentation needed include:
1. Three letters of recommendation
2. Resume which includes work experience with dates of employment
3. Official GMAT or GRE scores (test must have been taken within the last five years of intended term of enrollment)
4. Official transcripts from all institutions attended
5. Official degree(s)/diploma(s) from all institutions attended
6. Completed Graduate College Application
 
Standardized Tests

Required test(s): GRE or GMAT, TOEFL or IELTS
Minimum TOEFL: 80
Minimum IELTS: 7

 
Funding Opportunities

N/A

 
Admissions Deadlines

October 15: Round 1
December 1: Round 2
February 1: Round 3
(International Student Deadline)
April 1: Round 4
June 1: Round 5

 
International Conditional Admission

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

Other Information
The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

ETS Major Field Code(s) for this program: GRE: 4832 (The University of Arizona) GMAT: 4832 (The University of Arizona) TOEFL: 4832 (The University of Arizona)

Completion Requirements

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)

 

 
Elective Coursework

Elective Units May Include:

ACCT 530 Forensic Accounting, 3 units

ACCT 542 Introduction to Financial and Managerial Accounting, 3 units

ECON 520 Quantitative Methods for Economics, 3 units

ECON 522A Econometrics I, 3 units

FIN 521 Investment Analysis, 3 units

FIN 525 Empirical Methods in Finance, 3 units

MIS 510 Web Computing and Mining, 3 units

MIS 531 Enterprise Data Management, 3 units

MKTG 542 Customer Analytics, 3 units

MKTG 572 Marketing Research for Managers, 3 units

 

 

 

 
Additional Requirements

Up to 6 units can be transferred.

 
Student Handbook

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

 

Program StatisticsInformation about these numbers

Program-level Information
Application Acceptance Rate 58.82%
Avg. Time-to-degree (years) 2.03
 
Department-level Information
Enrollment Percent Male 66.67%
Enrollment Percent Female 33.33%
Enrollment Percent International 53.33%
Enrollment Percent URM 6.67%

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Last revised 26 Sep 2022