Master of Science in Business Analytics - Finance Analytics

Gain the technical competencies to analyze and manage data through a business lens with Suffolk’s Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) program.Understanding data is essential to making the right decisions in business. That’s why our MSBA program gives you the training, tools, and experience you need to hit the ground running and succeed in this booming sector. Whether you’re an engineer, computer programmer, or other high-tech professional – or you’re looking to round out your business or financial experience with increased technical analytics skills – our balanced approach towards business analytics and data management will help you advance your career.Through our comprehensive MSBA program, you’ll study analytics through a business context and learn how to manage and create projections with stored data sets. You’ll graduate ready to make high-level, data-driven determinations across a wide range of industries, as well as communicate analytic information to non-technical business leaders and stakeholders.While earning your MSBA at Suffolk, you'll:Apply analytical functions to the fields of marketing, operations, accounting, finance, and healthcare, Study under industry experts who are a mix of practitioners and accomplished scholars, Learn how to store and manage data, and why data preparation is crucial for business analytics, Become a leader, gaining the communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills needed to bridge the gap between data scientists and less-technical business professionals, Join an extensive professional network of alumni and local industry leaders.Our curriculum is industry-designed, ensuring our program is ahead of the curve. Through experiential courses, you’ll learn how to gather, manage, and prepare data —the foundation for making analytics-driven decisions to solve business problems and create opportunities for a wide range of industries. You’ll also take courses in Python, Excel, and Systems Applications Products (SAP), helping prepare you for additional professional certifications.Develop an understanding of topics such as financial analysis, forecasting, and capital budgeting, and how to apply these trends to analysis of data in finance.

ResumeUnofficial transcripts of all post-secondary work. Admitted students enrolling in the program will need to have official transcripts, including proof of degree conferral, on file prior to their first classGoal Statement (essay)Letter of Recommendation Official TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE-Academic ScoresStudents enrolling in graduate programs must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States, or an equivalent degree granted by an institution in another country (as determined by the Office of Graduate Admission).Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Suffolk welcomes both the TOEFL iBT and TOEFL Essentials. To be considered for full admission, a minimum TOEFL iBT score of 80, with no subscore lower than 17, or a minimal TOEFL Essentials overall band score of 8.5, with no subsection below 8, is required. Suffolk University's code for TOEFL test scores is 3771.International English Language Testing System (IELTS). A minimum score of 6.5 (with no subscore below 6.0) is required to be considered for full admission.