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Online MBA in Business Analytics

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Serve Your Organization with a Competitive Edge

The online MBA with an Area of Focus in Business Analytics will prepare you for success in competitive marketplaces with knowledge of data wrangling, predictive analysis, and data visualization tools.

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  • Duration 13-25 months
  • Cost per Credit $673
  • Credit Hours 36

Program Benefits

  • Gain advanced data analysis skills
  • No GMAT required for admission with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Affordable tuition
  • Flexible online format in 8-week terms

Tools for Essential Business Careers

The online MBA in Business Analytics program from Calvin University trains you to use large collections of data about people, products, and processes, combined with predictive analytics tools, to discover patterns and anticipate market trends and make informed decisions. Coursework will also focus on effectively designing and creating visualizations to communicate with and about data.

Designed for working individuals with full schedules, the online MBA in Business Analytics can be completed conveniently on your schedule through Calvin’s digital learning environment. Discuss course materials with educators when it’s convenient and complete your degree at a pace that fits your schedule.

Career Outlook: Positions That Businesses Rely On

After completing the online MBA in Business Analytics, you’ll graduate fully equipped to succeed in a variety of essential positions in business, including the role of operations research analyst. This position is currently growing at a rate of 23%, which is much faster than the average industry growth rate.1 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 9,800 openings for operations research analysts are projected each year, on average, from 2022 to 2032.1

Other career opportunities for graduates of the online MBA in Business Analytics include:

  • Administrative services manager
  • Lodging manager
  • Training and development manager
  • Human resources manager

Sales Manager

$130,600/year

Sales managers oversee an organization’s sales teams. They are responsible for developing training programs that help employees meet sales goals set by the manager.2

ADVERTISING, PROMOTIONS, AND MARKETING MANAGER

$138,730/year

Advertising, promotions, and marketing managers are responsible for the strategies that create interest in products and services. They work alongside sales, public relations, and product development professionals to evaluate campaigns, establish advertising contracts, determine pricing strategies, and other day-to-day activities.3

Career Outlook

Curriculum: Tools for Business Leadership

The online Business Analytics MBA explores effective leadership, along with the collection, management, and processing of large data sets. As a student, you’ll complete 12 core courses and three business analytics courses that include instruction on data wrangling, predicting, and more.

Course Spotlight: DATA 501 Data Wrangling

An introduction to collecting, managing, and processing large data sets. This course focuses on the core skills and concepts needed to pull data from a range of sources both inside and outside of organizations; to filter, transform, and combine data sets in preparation for data cleaning and analysis; and to construct quantitative summaries and basic visualizations.

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Course Spotlight: DATA 502 Introduction to Machine Learning

Organizations leverage increasingly large collections of data about people, products, and processes. Machine learning provides tools to discover patterns and anticipate trends in such data. This course introduces the foundational principles of machine learning and provides a survey of a wide range of predictive methods, both battle-tested classics and emerging high-capacity deep learning models.

More Areas of Focus

The online MBA program offers five optional Areas of Focus that provide a competitive edge for your chosen business career path.

Master of Business Administration (MBA): Nonprofit Management

The MBA Area of Focus in Nonprofit Management explores the essentials of leadership and how utilizing such skills in the nonprofit sector can benefit communities across the world.

Master of Business Administration (MBA): Marketing

This MBA Area of Focus dives into marketing strategy and allows flexibility to explore additional marketing or communication courses.

Master of Business Administration (MBA): Finance

The MBA Area of Focus in Finance clarifies advanced corporate finance. Explore additional topics through two elective courses.

Master of Business Administration (MBA): Applied Communication

The MBA Area of Focus in Applied Communication offers leading-edge advertising and PR skills.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Fulltime online MBA students can complete the MBA in as little as thirteen months.

Yes. The online MBA offers both part- and full-time options.

The first step is to complete and submit the online application. Applying to Calvin’s MBA is free.

You can start the online MBA program at six different start dates throughout the year, flexible to meet your needs.

You can select a general MBA that consists of 12 required courses and 3 additional master’s courses of your choice (in consultation with your advisor) to complete the program. The five available areas of focus – Applied Communication, Business Analytics, Finance, Marketing, and Nonprofit Management – are optional ways to complete the full 30-36 hours for your MBA. Learn more about the curriculum for the online MBA by visiting the program’s curriculum page.

Once you complete the online MBA program, you’ll be qualified for a variety of in-demand leadership careers, including roles such as top executive, fundraising manager, administrative services manager, marketing manager, and more. Visit this program’s career outcomes page to learn more about the professional opportunities that await you.

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