Master of Science in Business Analytics

Program Description

Employers need skilled individuals who can translate big data into recommendations for profitable actions. The Master of Science in Business Analytics degree program provides students with the practical and theoretical knowledge needed to pursue careers involving a wide variety of data science, data engineering and data analytics roles within a number of business domains.

Taught by top-tier faculty at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, this STEM-designated degree program consists of both core courses and a set of electives organized into various tracks: Accounting Analytics, Cybersecurity Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Science, Decisions and Operations Analytics, Financial Analytics, Healthcare Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Analytics and Enterprise Systems Analytics.

The master’s program offers three degree options for students:

• Flex: The flex program allows students the flexibility to complete the program at their own pace. It also allows students the flexibility to choose courses and gain knowledge to pursue opportunities in several specializations in business analytics.
• Cohort: Students in the cohort program are focused on one of two tracks – Accounting Analytics or Data Science. These tracks are offered in an on-campus format, ideal for working adults as well as full-time students.
• Online: This format focuses on data science and is ideal for working adults, for those looking for a career pivot into the expanding business analytics job market, or for those whose personal situations make traveling to UT Dallas challenging.

In addition to descriptive, prescriptive and predictive analytics, the program teaches such tools as SAS, R, Python, Hadoop, Stata and Tableau. It thus ensures that students master essential skills in business analytics to meet the growing needs of 21st-century businesses.

Benefits

The Business Analytics master’s program ensures that students gain a broad understanding of their discipline, apply their knowledge and analytical skills to create effective and novel solutions to practical problems and communicate and work effectively in collaborative environments.

Other benefits include:

• World-Class Faculty: The program is led by faculty of the Naveen Jindal School of Management who are widely cited experts in their respective fields, many of whom also have professional industry experience.
• Comprehensive Curriculum: Courses in the Business Analytics program will introduce students to new ideas, technologies and competencies while also teaching them the knowledge they’ll need to thrive in competitive, ever-changing industries.
• Program Flexibility: The program offers a variety of tracks and numerous electives. Students have the choice to complete their degrees in the flex, cohort or online options.
• Double Degree Pathways: The double degree option allows students to share coursework between two degrees and take advantage of potential time and tuition benefits.
• Facilities: The School of Management building and Jindal School Addition provide students with more than 300,000 square feet of classroom, computer labs and study areas including specialized labs for financial trading, business communications, accounting and sales.
• Location: Situated in the greater Dallas region—recently rated by Forbes magazine as the #1 “Best City for Jobs”—UT Dallas provides students with easy access to employers and internship opportunities, not to mention a large and supportive alumni population.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Business Analytics master’s program have gone on to pursue professional careers in a wide variety of fields. Recent graduates have found jobs such as:

• Data Scientist
• Data Engineer
• Data Analyst
• Business Intelligence Analyst, Engineer or Consultant
• Risk Analyst
• Fraud Analyst
• Pricing Analyst
• Strategic Business Analyst
• Market Analyst

Marketable Skills

Review the marketable skills for this academic program.

Application Deadlines and Requirements

Please take note of all application deadlines and visit the Apply Now webpage to begin the application process. See the Business Analytics program’s website for additional information.

Applicants to the Business Analytics master’s program should have:

• A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an institution in the United States, or its equivalent (all majors are considered). Knowledge of calculus is required. Applicants who have not satisfied this requirement may take OPRE 6303 (Quantitative Foundations of Business). A grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 in both core and aggregate courses.
• Test Scores: Competitive GMAT performance based on a score that is less than five years old. GRE scores are also accepted.
• Letters of Recommendation: Applicants must submit at least one letter of recommendation from an individual able to judge the candidate’s potential for success in the master’s degree program. The letter can be academic or professional.
• Admissions Essay: Applicants must submit an essay outlining their academic interests and professional goals.
• A resume.
• International applicants must submit a test score to demonstrate their English proficiency. We accept TOEFL/IELTS/ELS/PTE/Duolingo scores. You are exempted from this requirement if you are from one of these listed countries (pdf).