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Master of Applied Business Analytics

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Businesses everywhere need people who can analyze and interpret data. More than ever before, companies are using analytics to drive critical decisions across all business functions.

The Carlson School’s Master of Applied Business Analytics (MABA) program prepares working professionals to become analytics-savvy business leaders who are in demand today.

Flexible Business Analytics Program
for Working Professionals

Keep your job while getting ahead. Study analytics part time at the Carlson School and see your career prospects multiply.

#5

U.S. News and World Report 2021 ranking for management information systems specialty

#7

QS World University Ranking for U.S. master's in business analytics (2022)

HyFlex

Attend online or in person; switch as needed to suit your schedule and learning style

MABA Program at a Glance

Analytics Education for Working Professionals

The part-time Master of Applied Business Analytics (MABA) program prepares business leaders for today’s data-driven workplaces. Designed specifically for working professionals, the MABA program’s online and HyFlex classes fit your schedule. Earn a graduate degree without having to quit your current job.

Part-Time Analytics Graduate Program

This 32-credit analytics master’s program can be completed in two years taking no more than two courses at a time. HyFlex classes provide students the freedom to flex between an online and in-person experience. All students begin the program in September and move through required courses as a cohort, allowing you to expand your network while learning.

Format:	Part-Time 2 years; 32 credits
Start Date:	Fall (September)*
Location:	HyFlex classes: attend online or in person, switch as needed
Courses:	Experiential learning & various electives

*Program orientation tentatively scheduled for late August.

HyFlex Learning

HyFlex classes provide students the freedom to flex between an online and in-person experience. Match your learning style while accommodating work commitments and family schedules. Change delivery modes from one class meeting to the next. You, the student, are truly in control.

Choose Your Electives

In addition to the core curriculum, you’ll be able to round out your program with electives that interest you. Choices include courses in leadership, strategy, IT management, entrepreneurship, and more.

Analytics Degree for Early- to Mid-Career Professionals

The Applied Business Analytics program emphasizes using data to solve business problems. Professionals in quantitative or technical fields can augment their current skills while gaining practical experience applying analytics techniques to business problems. Those in managerial roles will gain powerful insight into how data analytics can support decision-making and produce better outcomes.

For all students, MABA provides the knowledge and skills that lead to more career opportunities, better business results, and more meaningful impact.

Carlson Advantage

Taught by Experts

At the Carlson School, you’ll learn from faculty with deep expertise in using data analytics to solve business problems. Professors in the school’s highly ranked Information and Decision Sciences department designed the MABA program and teach all the core and advanced analytics classes.

Meet Your Professors

Professor De Liu teaching analytics class

Applied to Business

The MABA curriculum focuses on using data analytics to achieve competitive advantage, operational efficiency, and other critical business goals. You’ll gain technical skills in programming and data engineering, along with knowledge of exploratory analysis, data visualization, predictive models, machine learning, and other analytics techniques.

Curriculum & Structure

Experience that Matters

Gain resume-worthy experience while you study. Experiential learning means you get to apply classroom learning to real business problems. In your final semester, you’ll complete a capstone project for a client company.

Experiential Learning

Career Growth

Analytics skills are in high demand across nearly all industries. Carlson analytics graduates gain the knowledge, skills, and credentials they need to attain new levels of career success.

Careers

HyFlex Learning

Flex between an online and in-person experience, and change delivery modes from one class meeting to the next. Carlson HyFlex programs empower students to choose how they attend class while balancing work commitments and family schedules.