MS in Business Analytics

Mehmet Altug
Associate Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management

Pallab Sanyal
Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management

Shun Ye
Associate Professor

Harvey Singer
Associate Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management

Kumar Mehta
Associate Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management

Suneel Grover
Adjunct Faculty, Marketing

Yes! You do not need to have a background in data or business analytics to apply to our master’s in business analytics program. 

Yes. The MS in Business Analytics is a STEM-designated program. The STEM designation provides F-1 visa students the benefit of working in the United States for up to 36 months. Traditionally, with an F-1 visa in a non-STEM program, an F1 student would be eligible for up to 12 months of Optional Practical Training (OPT) authorized work. With this STEM designation, F-1 students are allowed to extend their OPT period by up to 24 months.

Under our test-optional policy, applicants are not required to submit their GMAT/GRE test scores or request a waiver. This means that our admissions committee will base their decision on an applicant's previous academic performance, personal statement, recommendations, and resume.

If you would like to submit a GMAT/GRE test score with your application, we invite you to do so. Applicants are not penalized in the application review process for electing not to submit a test score. To learn more about the test options, please visit Standardized Testing. 

If you elect to not submit your test scores:

In your graduate application, you will be asked “Would you like to submit your official GRE/GMAT test scores to be considered as part of your admissions decision?”. Select “No”. The question will be under the “GRE/GMAT Waiver Request” section.

Yes, while not required, a GMAT/GRE test score may:

• strengthen your qualification for merit-based scholarships;
• OR enhance your application package and provide evidence of your quantitative aptitude. Be aware that poor test scores could have a negative impact on your candidacy for the MS in Business Analytics program.

If you elect to submit your test scores:

In your graduate application, you will be asked “Would you like to submit your official GRE/GMAT test scores to be considered as part of your admissions decision?”. Select “Yes”. The question will be under the “GRE/GMAT Waiver Request” section. Your application portal will be updated to include the GMAT/GRE test as a requirement.

To learn more about the test options, please visit Standardized Testing. 

Consistent with the mission of the Costello College of Business to prepare students with diverse backgrounds to succeed in a global business environment, our graduates will acquire essential knowledge and be competent in:

• Ethical Decision Making: Recognize and demonstrate ethical accountabilities to ensure ethical professional practices in collecting and analyzing data and in executing business strategies.
• Technical Skills: Analyze ambiguous, complex business issues using analytic methods and techniques with sound theoretical foundations.
• Knowledge of Inter-Disciplines in Business: Understand and utilize the essential relationships between analytics and the functional areas of business.
• Communication Skills: Effectively assess and present data and information necessary for problem solving through various communication tools.

Yes. The Costello College of Business is fully accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) International, and is one of only 189 schools in the world with business and accounting programs fully accredited by AACSB International. 

In addition, the Costello College of Business is both a signatory and a champion of the PRME (Principles of Responsible Management Education), the United Nations’ initiative aimed at promoting responsibility and sustainability through business and management curricula.