Master of Science in Business Analytics

About

The Lally School of Management at RPI Revolutionize and reinvent decision-making to lead and grow organizations. The business analytics master's program combines foundational business concepts with data management and statistical modeling, which are customized with electives such as natural language processing, machine learning, marketing, and supply chain management. Students will learn to think critically about data by working with diverse data sets, powerful computing and visualization resources, and real-world applications. Students who successfully complete this program will be able to: Demonstrate a mastery of the quantitative elements of business analytics. Correctly apply cutting-edge analytical modeling techniques. Construct data sets to address business problems. Demonstrate familiarity with emerging technologies and practices in handling big data. Effectively visualize and display data. Communicate analytics insights in writing. Create and deliver business presentations. Demonstrate knowledge of key business functions related to analytics.

Career Path

Career path includes Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Analytics Consultant, Product Analyst, Marketing Analyst, Financial Analyst (Analytics Focus), Operations Analyst, Customer Insights Analyst, HR Analytics Specialist, Risk Analyst, Pricing Analyst, Sales Performance Analyst, Supply Chain Analyst, Digital Transformation Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst, Strategy Analyst,Management Consultant (Analytics Focus), Corporate Planning Analyst, Performance Improvement Consultant, Innovation Strategist, Python /R Analytics Developer, Developer (e.g., Power BI, Tableau), Data Visualization Specialist, SQL Analyst, Web Analytics Specialist.