MS in Business Analytics

Enhance your career opportunities by developing your data manipulation, visualization, and modeling skills with the MS in Business Analytics (MSBA). The MSBA is offered as a 1-year program on-campus in Amherst or Newton, or complete the program at your own pace through our flexible online learning platform. Both on-campus options have achieved classification as a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) program.

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Why a master's degree in business analytics?

Every Career is a Business Career

The Isenberg MSBA program can be completed in as little as one year, and regardless of your career track, the MSBA will give you the core business skills to change the trajectory of your future. In 2020, an estimated 2.7 million jobs will require business and analytics skills, and Isenberg MSBA students are equipped to get them. Our 2018 graduates earned an average starting salary of $75,000/year, and secured positions at top companies like Staples, Oracle, Raytheon, and Digital Sports Tech.

The On-Campus MSBA

The Isenberg School of Management at our flagship campus in Amherst provides you with an ideal collaborative environment anchored by our new Innovation Hub, an ultra-modern 70,000 square foot space including classrooms, labs, student-facing spaces, and faculty offices. You can also earn your MSBA just 10 miles from Boston at UMass Amherst’s Newton campus, adjacent to the Newton-Needham Innovation District, and the tech-focused Route 128 corridor.

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The Online MSBA

As an Online MSBA student, you can work at your own pace, taking as few as three credits (one course) or up to four years to complete your degree, while receiving the same education, resources, and opportunities as your on-campus counterparts. Isenberg faculty build rigorous content that is easy to navigate. Our convenient online platform provides students the opportunity to interact real-time with instructors and each other during classes through message boards and review sessions.

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Any program that Isenberg offers will give you access to a world of resources: great faculty members with industry experience, hands-on experience in your courses, the Chase Career Center, and endless networking opportunities. Choosing to get a business degree from Isenberg is a no-brainer.

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