Business Administration: Business Analytics
MBA

Business Analytics Concentration (STEM program)

The Charlton Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in business analytics provides advanced study in management, along with the technologies and concepts needed for managing and analyzing data. Students will gain the skills, technologies, concepts, applications, and processes needed for managing and acting on big and small data through contemporary business analytics. This MBA program requires 30 credit hours plus any applicable foundation courses.

The MBA-business analytics concentration is STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)-designated, offering students on a VISA an extended OPT upon completion of the degree.

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Student success

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Career Opportunities

The MBA-business analytics concentration prepares you for various career opportunities, including, but not limited to: business analyst, HR specialist, management analyst, market research analyst, and operations research analyst.

Required Courses

ACT 650: Accounting for Decision Making
MKT 650: Marketing Strategy
FIN 650: Finance for Decision Making
MIS 650: Information Technology Management
POM 651: Advanced Operations Analysis
MGT 650: Advanced Organizational Behavior
MGT 659: Strategic Management

Electives

Students may choose three electives from the following courses

MIS 681: Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management
MIS 674: Applied Business Analytics and Information Visualization
POM 681: Business Analytics and Data Mining
MIS 690 / POM 690: Special Topics

Prerequisites or additional requirements (as needed)

ACT 500: Financial Accounting
FIN 500: Economic Concepts for Managers
POM 500: Statistical Analysis

Course descriptions, schedules and requirements

Graduate admissions requirements

Admissions requirements

To apply please create an account in our Applicant Portal. You will need to submit:

Application form
$60 application fee (non-refundable)
Statement of Purpose (minimum 300 words)
Resume
Transcripts for all post-secondary institutions attended (regardless of whether a credential is earned or not)
English Proficiency test scores:TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, or PTE Academic (if applicable)
Letter(s) of Recommendation (see program requirements for more information)
GRE/GMAT (not required for most programs, see program requirements for more information)

Unofficial transcripts and test scores are accepted for application review but official documents are required for enrollment, please have documents (ie. test scores) sent prior to the expiration.

Program-specific requirements

Candidates must submit the required application materials, university requirements and program-specific requirements, for consideration.

GMAT, LSAT or GRE score (minimum score of 500). Alternatively, some applicants may qualify for GMAT waiver.
2 letters of recommendation: preferably from a faculty member or an employer. Applicants will be required to provide each recommender's name and email address so we can contact the recommender for the letter of recommendation.
International students should have a minimum English Proficiency score of TOEFL iBT 80 (New TOEFL 2026 score of 4), IELTS 6.5, Duolingo 110 or the Pearsons PTE Academic 58.

Application dates

International (F-1) students who receive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees may be eligible to apply for a 24-month extension of their post-completion optional practical training (OPT). To learn about the eligibility criteria and detailed steps to apply, please review the International Student & Scholar Center (ISSC) OPT page and USCIS resources. F-1 students must consult with the ISSC to apply for STEM OPT.