Michigan State University MS Business Analytics

Students of the MS Business Analytics will take classes with leading Michigan State faculty in business, computer science and statistics from the Broad College of Business, College of Engineering and College of Natural Science. They will experience working on live data analytics projects and real-world problem solving as well as expand their business intelligence and link your expertise to a growing field of work. The program is designed to be completed in one calendar year from January to December. Each semester, the highly experiential program offers students the opportunity to work on data sets arranged with corporate and faculty support. It is also a full-time, fixed curriculum, cohort based program to help ensure a solid team focused program. The curriculum will include courses in business strategy, data mining, applied statistics, project management, marketing technologies, and communications taught by leading MSU faculty. Graduates of the MS in business analytics program will take their knowledge of business intelligence to careers in multiple types of business functions across a diverse industry range. Michigan State University provides their students with multiple tools to be successful on the internship and job search. Before even starting the program, accepted students will begin preparing their resume and cover letter with the program director. During the program, multiple career workshops and personal advising sessions are offered. In addition, two career fairs are delivered in the year specifically for analytics students. The MS in business analytics program is now officially designated as a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) degree program. The STEM certification provides international students in the program to work in the United States for 3 years.