Business Analytics
Discover opportunities and drive business decisions within organizational contexts through data analytics
Overview
More and more, data is driving business decisions, and companies need experts to derive insights from their data sets. Business analytics is a rapidly growing and highly in-demand skill. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the job market for those trained in business analytics is expected to increase by 34% in Oregon and 27% nationally by 2026.
We're preparing graduates who can meet the growing demand for these great careers. You'll graduate with expertise in strategic thinking, data analysis and management required to lead successful analytics projects in organizations.
You'll learn through hands-on experience and case study to be able to bridge real-world problem with technical solutions. The main goal is to train people who understand how to extract insight from data and translate the insight into competitive advantage.
You'll graduate not only with strong technical skills and proficiency in various data analytics tools, but also the ability to identify opportunities for data-driven solutions. You'll also understand the financial and operational implications of data-driven solutions you've discovered.
Business analytics is a major program of study offered in Corvallis or online through Ecampus with a number of areas of focus: 1) digital marketing analytics, 2) market research and consumer analytics, 3) human resources (HR) analytics, 4) sports business, and 5) accounting options.
What you’ll learn
Identify business opportunities for data-driven solutions.
Bridge business problems with analytical models.
Demonstrate proficiency in data analysis methods and in data analytic tools.
Develop data-driven solutions to support decision-making in real-world business situations.
Communicate technical information and analysis results to people both with and without technical backgrounds.
Estimate the financial, operational and ethical consequence of a data-driven solution developed in structured or unstructured and ambiguous situations.
degrees and areas of focus
of classes have fewer than 50 students
companies recruit our students each year
Options
Once you enroll in the business analytics program, you can select an area of focus from the following options:
Business analytics opportunities
Study abroad
Sydney, Australia: University of Technology Sydney
Vienna, Austria: Vienna University of Economics & Business
Santiago, Chile: Universidad de Chile, Facultad Economia y Negocios
Scholarships
Joe D Lewis Scholarship
Foodguys Values Business Scholarship
Helen Mae Cropsey Memorial Scholarship
Glenn L Jackson Memorial Scholarship
Ways to attend
We offer class in the modalities that work for you and your schedule.
Attend classes in Austin Hall, the $50 million, 100,000-square-foot building with five research centers, a marketing research suite, 10 classrooms, 23 computer- and teleconference-equipped project rooms, a 250-seat auditorium, a café and faculty offices.
Study from anywhere and earn one of our 100% online, fully AACSB-accredited business degrees. Nationally top-ranked for online learning, our classes are taught by business faculty who are known for research excellence and industry experience.
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OSU Center of Business Analytics & Applied AI
The Center of Business Analytics and Applied AI in the College of Business at Oregon State University serves as a platform connecting business organizations, professionals, students, and faculty to educate and to exchange ideas on gaining competitive advantages from data.
Working with its corporate sponsors, the Center of Business Analytics and Applied AI accomplishes its goals through corporate sponsored projects, community training, symposia, and sponsored faculty research, focusing on applying analytics technology such as data/text mining, data visualization/exploration, predictive modeling, and optimization to identify opportunities and to provide solutions.
We develop and deliver executive training events to facilitate the growth of expertise in using analytical methods to translate organizational data into business opportunities. The center also integrates the expertise and experience of faculty and students from different disciplines to create data-driven solutions to issues confronted by organizations.
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