Overview

The Master of Science in Business Analytics (MS BUAN) program is a 36 semester-credit-hour STEM-designated (science, technology, engineering and math) degree program at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. This highly ranked 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. The MS BUAN students learn marketable skills that today’s employers are seeking. The degree program consists of a set of core courses and a set of electives organized into tracks. In addition to teaching the core analytics concepts covering descriptive, prescriptive and predictive analytics, courses cover tools like SAS, R, Python, Hadoop, Stata and Tableau. The school offers three degree options for students: MSBUAN FLEX, MS BUAN COHORT, MSBUAN COHORT ONLINE. Employers need skilled individuals who can translate big data into recommendations for profitable actions. A study conducted by Gallup reports that by 2021, 69% of employers expect job candidates to have data science and analytics skills, but that colleges report that there are far fewer graduates having these skills. Another study by McKinsey Global Institute predicted a workforce gap of 1.5 million managers and analysts with the skills to decipher and translate data patterns for decision-making. These shortages mean more and more opportunities for graduates who are capable of managing and analyzing data and dealing with its volume, velocity, variety, veracity and value.