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Business Analytics, MS

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Help Drive Decisions With Data

Student in the Bloomberg Finance LabLearn how to create powerful, data-driven business strategies in our master’s degree program at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Today, businesses are overwhelmed with data. But what does it all mean? You’ll learn how to find the answers, making you an invaluable asset to any team you join.

As a business analytics student, you’ll navigate the intersection of business strategy, data analysis, and technology, gaining the ability to uncover crucial patterns, trends, and insights from data. The program includes a large number of courses involving statistical analysis.

You can complete your degree in the evening on campus, and several of the courses are also available online. Many of our students enroll part time, but full-time students typically finish the program in 12 months.

Want to jump start your degree? If you’re a current UM-Dearborn undergraduate student and you’ve been admitted to the master’s program, you can take up to six graduate credits during your final undergraduate semester.

Where a Master’s in Business Analytics Will Take You

With a master’s degree in business analytics from UM-Dearborn, you’ll open doors to a huge array of organizations that need your expertise. Businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies collect vast amounts of data to help them maximize profits, meet customers’ needs, or serve the public. The data-driven insights you can provide will be invaluable to them.

Career and Salary Outlook

The information in this table is meant to give you an idea of career opportunities with this degree. All information is pulled from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and is meant to be averages across the United States in 2022. Please note that these figures reflect overall averages and may not represent entry-level salaries.

$74,680 Median Salary

Market Research Analysts

Employment of market research analysts is projected to grow 13 percent from 2022 to 2032, much faster than the average for all occupations.

About 94,600 openings for market research analysts are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

$79,400 Median Salary

Logisticians

Employment of logisticians is projected to grow 18 percent from 2022 to 2032, much faster than the average for all occupations.

About 21,800 openings for logisticians are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

$83,640 Median Salary

Operations Research Analysts

Employment of operations research analysts is projected to grow 23 percent from 2022 to 2032, much faster than the average for all occupations.

About 9,800 openings for operations research analysts are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

$99,410 Median Salary

Management Analysts

Employment of management analysts is projected to grow 10 percent from 2022 to 2032, much faster than the average for all occupations.

About 92,900 openings for management analysts are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

$99,890 Median Salary

Financial Analysts

Overall employment of financial analysts is projected to grow 8 percent from 2022 to 2032, faster than the average for all occupations.

About 27,400 openings for financial analysts are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

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Application Deadlines

Domestic applicants:

Fall term:  August 1
Winter term:  December 1
Summer term:  April 1 (part-time students only)

International applicants:

Fall term:  May 1
Winter term:  September 1
(International not eligible for summer admission)

Admission is rolling. It is advised to submit all documents by the advisory deadline to ensure consideration for your preferred term, but applications and materials will be accepted until the posted "Last Day to Submit".

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