Master of Business Analytics

Business Analytics – MB6173 (online) & MB6174 (professional)

Note: the hybrid delivery Professional MBAn program is not currently accepting applications

Delivery Mode: Online/Hybrid

Terms of Entry: Fall, Spring, Summer

Terms of Entry Requiring Program Permission: None

Program Overview

The mission of the MBAn is to provide recent graduates of bachelor programs who may or may not have professional working experience with specialized skills to advance their careers.

The MBAn is designed to help career seeking or established working professionals to find careers within the domain of business analytics. The MBAn program will focus on applied applications of analytics within various business contexts. Within a business context, business professionals must possess a functional ability to summarize, interpret, and communicate insights discovered from data analysis. In today’s business environment, business professionals need more than these foundational skills. Today, business professionals must develop advanced technical skills to provide their organizations with valuable insight that can lead to better business decisions. For example, as data becomes easier to collect and store, databases are becoming larger and more challenging to explore. Larger sources of data require specific technical skills and these complex skills are in high demand for organizations. The program will feature software that is commonly used within businesses today. In terms of analytical methodologies, students will explore various topics within descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics. In addition, students will also learn a variety of technical skills to manage and analyze data stored within databases, which could be structured or unstructured. In addition to the technical aspects of the program, students will also learn strategic uses of information systems and analytics.

The MBAn program is structured to help students with no prior knowledge of business analytics develop and enhance core competencies that are highly sought by organizations today. The program promotes career-changing and professional and personal development by providing advanced knowledge and tools to excel in the business world.

Expected time to complete the degree is 5 semesters. Online students are required to attend a minimum of one weekend residency in Athens over the course of the program.

Program Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Design descriptive analytical solutions for business problems
2. Design predictive analytical solutions for business problems
3. Design prescriptive analytical solutions for business problems
4. Design analytic application solutions to support decision-making through programming
5. Support decision-making through written communication of analytics
6. Support decision-making through visual communication of analytics

 

Further Information

Link to Program: https://www.ohio.edu/business/academics/graduate/online-masters-business-analytics

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university
• GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Official transcript(s)
• Current resume
• Personal statement
• Two letters of recommendation
• Online application with $50 fee
• No GRE or GMAT scores required

International applicants must also submit:

• Official TOEFL iBT score of 80 or IELTS of 6.5
• General academic credentials evaluation (ECE or WES report; WES not accepted for Indian institutions)

College of Business Graduate Academic Credit Transfer Policy

Students may request transfer of credit from an accredited university within the limits of the Ohio University Graduate Catalog. Graduate credits from AACSB accredited business school or college may be applied toward a College of Business graduate program under the following conditions:

1. A maximum of six credit hours toward a graduate degree program may be applied.
2. A maximum of three credit hours toward a graduate certificate may be applied.
3. Approval of transfer credit is granted by the Department Chair of the academic discipline in which credit is being requested. Course credit must be:
4. Earned through an AACSB-accredited business school,
5. Designated as graduate credit at the institution where taken,
6. Letter graded B or better,
7. Earned within the pasts five years,
8. Applicable toward a graduate degree at the institution where taken, and
9. Earned in courses taught by members of that institution’s graduate faculty.

Students must provide the following information to the Graduate College during the admissions process for graduate course credits to be evaluated for transfer credit:

1. Official Transcript
2. Syllabus from course(s) to be evaluated for transfer credit, from the term the course was completed
3. COB Graduate Transfer Credit Form

International Students

This program does not permit full-time enrollment in residence at Ohio University, and an I-20 cannot be issued based on admission to this program.

Graduation Requirements

Complete a minimum of 30 credit hours as follows: