Overview

The Business Analytics at Kent State University prepares students to enter the field of business analytics. The structure of the program provides students with the definitive knowledge they need to obtain information from a given data set and ultimately make informed business decisions.

By earning your M.S. in Business Analytics, you will increase your viability in a competitive market as recruiters regularly seek out those with an MSBA degree.

The skills you will acquire as part of our MSBA program can be put to use in everything from small businesses and start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, so you will just need to determine your best fit.

Additionally, research from the McKinsey Global Institute and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that talent in the field of data analytics is sorely needed, so you can be confident in knowing that the education you will receive through our data analytics courses will open numerous doors for your career.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

Identify key characteristics of the business problem.

Identify opportunities and constraints of various data analytical frameworks and tools.

Formulate appropriate data analytic techniques to solve the business problem.

Perform necessary data preparation steps (retrieve, clean and manipulate data).

Demonstrate necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills to implement several data-analytic frameworks using different tools.

Lead and work with teams to frame the business problem.

Convey in writing the outcomes of analytics for stakeholders.

Use visual outcomes of analytics to communicate orally effective messages for stakeholders.

Careers

Chief executives

Data scientists and mathematical science occupations, all other

General and operations managers

Management analysts

Operations research analysts

Statisticians

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Analytics In Practice

Quantitative Management Modeling

Business Analytics

Advanced Data Mining And Predictive Analytics

Machine Learning

Advanced Machine Learning

Database Management And Database Analytics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kent, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university1

Minimum 3.000 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale

Official transcript(s)

Résumé

Goal statement

Two letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

20332 USD / year

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Out-of-State

20332 USD / year

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In-State

10706 USD / year

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Living costs

Kent

United States

1036 - 1710 USD / month

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