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The MSBA at the UIC Business Liautaud Graduate School prepares you for today’s hottest careers.

From sales figures and account balances to photos, customer reviews and social media comments, data is waiting to be collected, organized and analyzed. Every industry is using technology to generate new data and they need analysts to interpret that data to understand customers, develop new products and enhance revenue.

The MS in Business Analytics will provide you with a holistic approach to the field and develop expertise in data management, machine learning and predictive analytics, along with a strong business foundation. You will gain the skill set necessary to analyze large data sets and generate insights through techniques in data visualization, statistical modeling and data mining. The program curriculum emphasizes industry experience, exposure and collaboration across a variety of analytics projects.

Curriculum

The MSBA curriculum includes courses covering current topics on business intelligence, applied statistics, data mining, machine learning, text analytics, data visualization, optimization and ‘big’ data analytics. The curriculum integrates knowledge and training on technical topics with business applications and functions, such as finance, marketing and operations to understand analytics strategy and practice in organizations. Various analytics-related business electives allow students to focus on specific business areas.

Program Outcomes

The UIC Business Liautaud Graduate School Master of Science in Business Analytics program helps you develop skills and training to work in data-rich environments, and enables you to develop capabilities in business intelligence, machine learning and analytics. After completing the program, you will be able to bring together information technology, AI, data science and business so that you will be able to analyze and communicate the value of data.

Career Outcomes: Opportunities in business analytics abound and promise to grow exponentially for the next decade. Our program prepares students for analyst, data scientist roles in the areas of accounting, finance, digital marketing, supply chains, revenue management, risk management, among others. If you are a current working professional, the program can open up managerial opportunities such as product manager for information and corporate level positions including chief data officer, analytics officer or information officer.