Unlock the power of data and advance your career with the M.S. degree in Business Analytics. Our program provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to leverage data analytics to make informed business decisions. With coursework designed to build proficiency in data analysis, data mining and data visualization, graduates are well-prepared to meet the demands of today's data-driven business environment. With our certificate, you'll be prepared to pursue a career in data analytics, business intelligence or consulting.
Business Analytics - M.S.
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Combine your business skills and analytical acumen to become a professional with a Master of Science degree in Business Analytics (MSBA).
The MSBA Program is offered in the Fall and Spring and is available both 100% online and in-person - no GRE/GMAT required!
The emergence of advanced technologies for capturing and analyzing data provides unprecedented opportunities for those with business analytics expertise that spans all industries and organizations. By earning a master’s in business analytics, you will increase your viability in a competitive market for sought-after analytics professionals.
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THREE-FOCI STEM PROGRAM
The language of business today is dependent on information and data management. The Kent State University MSBA program provides you with a holistic knowledge of analytics that balances the technologies, analytical and business expertise you need to be able to glean useful information from data and make strategic business decisions.
With a KSU MSBA, you will gain the technical, analytical, communication, decision-making and leadership skills you need to be a successful business analyst. The in-person and online curriculum includes integrative capstone analysis projects, as well as an internship option for more professional development through our on-site Career Services Office dedicated to business students. With our STEM designation, international F-1 students qualify for OPT (Optional Practical Training), which helps them to acquire additional career experience while at Kent State.
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A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY GRADUATE PROGRAM
Due to its very multi-disciplinary nature, our MSBA accepts students with different academic backgrounds, including students with business, engineering, computer science, and other science disciplines. Some previous exposure to information/computer systems, applied statistics/math, and business, through coursework and/or work experience is expected.
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SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships are available. These awards are very competitive and are awarded on the basis of academic merit.
Program Information
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Program Description
Full Description
The Master of Science degree in Business Analytics provides students with a comprehensive knowledge of analytics that balances the technologies, analytical methods and business expertise needed to glean useful information from data to make strategic business decisions. The language of business today is dependent on information and data management, and the emergence of advanced technologies for capturing, preparing and analyzing data provides unprecedented opportunities for those with business analytics expertise that spans all industries and organizations.
Students in the Business Analytics major gain the technical, analytical, communication, decision-making and leadership skills needed to be successful business analysts. The curriculum includes integrative capstone analysis projects, and there is an internship option for additional professional development through the on-site Career Services Office.
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Admissions
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university1
- Minimum 3.000 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
- Official transcript(s)
- Résumé
- Goal statement
- Two letters of recommendation
- English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning one of the following:
- Minimum 550 TOEFL PBT score
- Minimum 79 TOEFL IBT score
- Minimum 77 MELAB score
- Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
- Minimum 58 PTE score
- Minimum 110 Duolingo English score
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Students entering the program are expected to have the requisite backgrounds in statistics, mathematics, computers and business required for the program. At a minimum, students should have general knowledge of inferential statistics, adequate general business knowledge, basic knowledge of business information systems and technologies and a solid understanding of algebra and general mathematics with some exposure to calculus. Students may fulfill deficiencies in these prerequisites by taking BA 24056, CIS 24053, MATH 11012, MGMT 24163 or equivalents as applicable. The business analytics program director may consider concurrent enrollment according to the strength of the student’s baccalaureate curriculum and preparedness and the courses proposed to be taken concurrently with the prerequisites.
Application Deadlines
- Fall Semester
- Application deadline: March 15 (international student) and June 15 (domestic student)
- Spring Semester
- Application deadline: October 1 (international student) and December 1 (domestic student)
Applications submitted after these deadlines will be considered on a space-available basis.
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Learning Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the program will be able to:
- Identify key characteristics of the business problem.
- Identify opportunities and constraints of various data analytical frameworks and tools.
- Formulate appropriate data analytic techniques to solve the business problem.
- Perform necessary data preparation steps (retrieve, clean and manipulate data).
- Demonstrate necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills to implement several data-analytic frameworks using different tools.
- Lead and work with teams to frame the business problem.
- Convey in writing the outcomes of analytics for stakeholders.
- Use visual outcomes of analytics to communicate orally effective messages for stakeholders.
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Coursework
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Program Requirements
Major Requirements
Course List Code Title Credit Hours Major Requirements BA 54038 ANALYTICS IN PRACTICE 3 BA 64018 QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT MODELING 3 BA 64036 BUSINESS ANALYTICS 3 BA 64037 ADVANCED DATA MINING AND PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS 3 BA 64060 FUNDAMENTALS OF MACHINE LEARNING 3 BA 64061 ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING 3 BA 64082 DATABASE MANAGEMENT AND DATABASE ANALYTICS 3 Major Electives, choose from the following: 6 BA 54011SYSTEMS SIMULATION BA 54050DATA VISUALIZATION BA 54052TEXT ANALYSIS AND NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING BA 64028GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN BUSINESS MODELS BA 64092INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS BA 64099CAPSTONE PROJECT IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS CS 63015DATA MINING TECHNIQUES CS 63016BIG DATA ANALYTICS ECON 62054ECONOMETRICS I EMAT 61010ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE EMAT 64210DATA SCIENCE HI 60411CLINICAL ANALYTICS KM 60370SEMANTIC ANALYSIS METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES MGMT 64160LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MKTG 65057MARKETING RESEARCH Culminating Requirement BA 64092 INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS 3 or BA 64099 CAPSTONE PROJECT IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS Minimum Total Credit Hours: 30 Graduation Requirements
Graduation Requirements Summary Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA - 3.000 - No more than one-half of a graduate student’s coursework may be taken in 50000-level courses.
- Grades below C are not counted toward completion of requirements for the degree.
Minimum 30 credit hours required for the degree is the assumption that students do not have any unmet requirements they need to be successful in the program. The business analytics program coordinator may make further determination of a student’s preparedness for the program and what prerequisite courses, if any, may be required.
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Program Delivery
- Delivery:
- Fully online
- In person
- Location:
- Kent Campus
- Delivery:
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Accreditation
AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries
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Chief executives
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287,900
number of jobs
$185,950
potential earnings
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Data scientists and mathematical science occupations, all other
30.9%
much faster than the average
33,200
number of jobs
$98,230
potential earnings
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General and operations managers
5.8%
faster than the average
2,486,400
number of jobs
$103,650
potential earnings
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Management analysts
10.7%
much faster than the average
876,300
number of jobs
$87,660
potential earnings
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Operations research analysts
24.8%
much faster than the average
105,100
number of jobs
$86,200
potential earnings
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Statisticians
34.6%
much faster than the average
42,700
number of jobs
$92,270
potential earnings
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Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
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