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Suffolk's Big Data & Business Analytics degree programs will give you the skills to apply data at a corporate level and make streamlined analytical decisions.

Companies across all industries are using sophisticated technologies to collect and understand data to manage their operations. As a result, the demand for skilled analytics professionals is growing fast in all types of organizations—regardless of industry, size, or ownership structure. Be ready to capitalize on this opportunity by gaining specialized, practical knowledge and skills in Suffolk's big data and business analytics programs.

Your array of business analytics program options includes an undergraduate major, minor, a master's program with an accelerated option, graduate certificate, and dual degree options.

"The Suffolk MSBA teaches you how to leverage technology to analyze the data to make better decisions. And you will learn how to effectively communicate these decisions to various stakeholders."
Kuo-Ting (Ken) Hung, PhD Chair, Professor, and MSBA Program Director

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Undergraduate

Big Data & Business Analytics Major

Learn how to use business data to improve efficiency, solve problems, identify new opportunities, and prepare for the future.
Big Data & Business Analytics Minor

The minor in big data and business analytics complements all majors across the Sawyer Business School and College of Arts & Sciences. It includes three required courses, which combine data management with data mining techniques, predictive analytics, and visualization.

Graduate

Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA)

With the Suffolk MSBA​ program, you will get insights into how data preparation is vital to implementing business analytics—the foundation for making high-level, data-driven decisions across a wide range of industries.

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Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics

Suffolk’s Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics (GCBA) is a five-course program designed for individuals with undergraduate business degrees interested in gaining skills in business analytics, including data management and predictive analytics.

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Graduate Dual Degrees

MBA/MSBA Dual Degree

The Suffolk MBA/MSBA dual degree program combines Suffolk's experiential MBA curriculum with key competencies in data management and business analytics.

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MSBA/MSA Dual Degree

Suffolk’s MSBA/MS in Accounting dual degree combines hands-on accounting experiences and study with a solid grounding in data analytics and interpretation. This expedited program focuses on preparing you to apply accounting concepts and assessments of financial data to a multitude of business situations.

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MSBA/MSF Dual Degree

This dual-degree program is designed to combine analytics capabilities with an advanced financial education. You’ll graduate with communication skills, a mastery of analytics, and strategic insights.

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MSBA/MSM Dual Degree

The MSBA/MSM dual degree arms you with a unique set of analytical tools such as CRIS-DM and Analytics Life Cycle to guide data management for timely executive decision making as applied to marketing research.

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Big Data & Business Analytics Programs

From accelerated and dual degrees to undergraduate, graduate, and professional development, our business analytics programs prepare you to go further.

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