Wide adoption of data-informed decision-making in business and the accumulation and availability of vast amounts of data has created new occupation areas in data sciences. Business analytics uses analytical approaches and data to execute business functions in management, finance, operations, and marketing. The Masters of Science in Business Analytics will provide students with the skills, knowledge, and tools to effectively communicate and articulate data analytics results to diverse audiences by explaining the procedures, interpreting the results, and working with decision-makers to make recommendations and propose a course of action. 

Admission Requirements

• Applicants with a conferred bachelor’s degree in any field* 
  * Applicant must have completed a four-year college course of study or an appropriate baccalaureate degree (or equivalent preparation) from an international institution that meets CSUCI accreditation standards. 
• Applicant must be in good academic standing at the last college or university attended. Minimum GPA of 2.75. 
• All graduate applicants, regardless of citizenship, whose preparatory education was principally in a language other than English must demonstrate competence in English. Those who do not possess a bachelor’s degree from a postsecondary institution where English is the principal language of instruction, must satisfy the English Language Proficiency Requirement with one of the following:
  • TOEFL score of 80 iBT. 
  • IELTS overall band score of 6.0, writing score no lower than 6.0 and no section score below 5.5. 
• GMAT/GRE Score* Acceptable percentile rankings in verbal and quantitative section of GRE or GMAT. No preference for one test over the other.

*GMAT/GRE may be waived for:

• Applicants with an undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher 
• Applicants with five or more years of professional experience that reflects an increasing level of responsibility 
• Applicants with a master’s degree from a regionally accredited university