M.B.A. in Business Analytics

M.B.A. In Business Analytics (STEM)

The Master of Business Administration with a major in Business Analytics is a STEM program designed to provide an extensive base of knowledge for data based decision making. This STEM approved program is intended for those students who desire to get into management roles where data based decision making in required.

STEM Approved - allows for up to 12-month CPT and 36-month OPT
Flexible Duration - allows you to finish in 12-24 months
36 Credit hours - 18 credit hour Business Core + 12 credit hour Analytics Core + 6 credit hour Analytics Electives
Format - in-person with some online course options
Economical - Total Tuition approximation: In-State: $19,628, Out-of-State: $37,488
(based on 9 credit hours/semester)

THECB Marketable Skills

Effective business collaboration
Organizational improvement with quantitative methods
Creation of business models/simulations
Creation/usage of complex data structures
Analytical estimate and forecast facilitation

For a complete list of THECB Marketable skills, visit https://vpaa.unt.edu/thecb/cob/itds.

Admissions

UNT is one of the most affordable universities in Texas – and a lower tuition means a higher return on your academic career.

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Contact a staff member in the Graduate Program's office:
RCoBMasters@unt.edu
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Degree Requirements

ACCT 5130 (3 hrs) Accounting for Management
DSCI 5180 (3 hrs) Intro to the Business Decision Process
FINA 5170 (3 hrs) Financial Management
MKTG 5150 (3 hrs) Marketing Management
MGMT 5140 (3 hrs) Organizational Behavior and Analysis
BUSI 5190 (3 hrs) Administrative Strategy (last semester)

DSCI 5210 (3 hrs) Model-Based Business Intelligence
DSCI 5240 (3 hrs) Data Mining
DSCI 5260 (3 hrs) Business Process Analytics
DSCI 5330 (3 hrs) Enterprise Appl. of Business Intelligence
DSCI 5340 (3 hrs) Predictive Analytics in Business Forecasting
DSCI 5350 (3 hrs) Big Data Analytics (Prerequisite: BCIS 5420)
DSCI 5360 (3 hrs) Visualization Analytics
BCIS 5110 (3 hrs) Programming Languages for Business Analytics
BCIS 5120 (3 hrs) Information Systems Development

Background Content includes:

Financial Accounting
Business Law

Deficiencies can be completed through Ivy Software and LinkedIn Learning. The Ryan College of Business Graduate Programs Office works with students to determine if background deficiency courses will be necessary.

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Corporate and Academic Partnerships

Career Outcomes

Pricing Analyst
Revenue Management Analyst
Analytics or Business Manager/Director
Financial Analyst
Predictive Analyst
and many more...

Industry connections

More than 700 companies have offered paid internships over the past three years to UNT business students. Big name companies that hire our graduates, include:

Texas Instruments
Toyota
PepsiCo
Hitachi
IBM

Average Salary

$86,000

* Average ITDS Graduate student salary reported within 90 days of graduation.

Strategically located

UNT’s proximity opens up a wealth of career, networking and internship opportunities. UNT is nestled in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, home to the nation’s fourth largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies. The flexible career paths of a business analytics major, and proximity of UNT, open up a wealth of career, networking and internship opportunities.