Business Analytics Alumni Profiles
Alumni Perspectives on the Carlson MSBA Program
Hear from people who've been in the program, graduated, and started careers as analytics professionals.
Career Success
Making an Impact
Experiential Learning
Working with Clients
My favorite part was the live case competitions where we gained experience working with real data, communicating with a client, and creating a business presentation; as well as being able to see what all the other teams came up with for the same problem.
– Rachel Celander, '18 MSBA, Senior Logistics Analyst for Transportation at Target
Don't feel like you need to learn the entire field of analytics by graduation! MSBA gives you the proper knowledge, skills, and abilities that enable you to dig deeper into specific topics when needed for projects and use cases.
– Matt Vrbka, '17 MSBA, Senior Marketing Analytics Analyst for Peacock at NBCUniversal
The relationships I built throughout the MSBA program were my favorite part. I experienced tremendous personal growth with the support I received from my cohort and the push from my faculty.
– Kaveri Singhal, '18 MSBA, Data Scientist at Dell
Exploring Career Options
Changing Careers
Working with Carlson Faculty
Choosing a Business Program
I really enjoyed the breadth of topics we covered in 11 short months. I think I've used something from every class in my job even though most were not listed in the job description when I applied.
– Colin Robertson, '19 MSBA, Motion Data Analyst at Minnesota Twins Baseball Club
Coming in with almost no experience, the diversity of experiences I had through classes, projects, and working with so many other people helped me discover the types of problems I like to solve and what skills make me unique in the marketplace.
– Katie Krawczyk, '18 MSBA, Senior Business Strategist at Pilot Company
My favorite part of the program was the summer semester case competition. We really started to understand what it meant to tell an interesting story with analytics that communicates business value during this project.
– Donny Norlander, '19 MSBA, Data Scientist at LexisNexis Risk Solutions