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Business Analytics Degree
Explore how AU business students are set up to succeed in the classroom, in internships, and in their careers after graduation.
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Businesses face real challenges and are looking for talented employees to help solve them. Data science is transforming how businesses, industries, and leadership teams look at problems and how they solve them. The business analytics major at Anderson University teaches students how brands and businesses can meaningfully use business intelligence and reliable analytics to advance organizations. If you choose to pursue a business analytics degree, you will be readying yourself for a career as a change agent, where you will use an organization’s data to provide insights and recommendations that will help people, processes, products, and systems grow.
Business Analytics is an approved program under Anderson University’s HLC Regional Accreditation. It is not an Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) approved program.
EXPLORE BUSINESS ANALYTICS
A business analytics program equips students with the skills to analyze data and make informed business decisions. It covers topics such as statistical analysis, data mining, predictive modeling, and data visualization. Students learn to leverage analytical tools and techniques to uncover patterns, optimize operations, and drive strategic initiatives. If you choose to continue with our graduate program, it will prepare you to transform data into actionable insights, contributing to the success of organizations across various industries.
Why Business Analytics?
- LinkedIN found that Data Analysis was the 6th highest rated hard skill that employers were looking for.
- Forbes ranked Data Analysis as the 7th highest rated skill that employers were seeking in 2022.
- Business Analytics is an area of high demand in Indiana and is projected to grow 15% by 2030.
Classes
Students will get a solid foundation of business knowledge and learn the skills needed to analyze, interpret and make business decisions using data.
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- Fundamentals of Computational Thinking and Programming
- Introduction to Data Science
- Database Programming
- Introduction to Cybersecurity
- Web Application Development
- Advanced Databases and Big Data Analytics
- Advanced Descriptive Analytics
- Advanced Predictive Analytics
Careers
With a degree in business analytics from Anderson University, students will be well prepared to apply their knowledge in a variety of professions, such as:
- Business Systems Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Business Intelligence Manager
- Market Research Analyst
Options
- Graduate with a BA in Business Analytics in four years.
- Complete the 4+1 program, from BA to MBA.
Meet our business faculty during your campus visit.
_ Falls School of Business
Dr. Celesta S. Bates
DBA Program Director and Graduate Business Program Director, Professor of Accounting
Veronica Dougherty-Denny
Assistant Professor of Management
Dr. Emmett Dulaney
Professor of Marketing; Director of Doctoral Studies
Allison Eddleman
Asst. Professor of Management
Karen Innocenti
Administrative Lead, College of Business, Engineering, Sciences, and Technology (CBEST)
Jongdoo Lee
Assistant Professor of Finance
Dr. Lonnie Leeper
Dean, College of Business, Engineering, Science, & Technology
James Newton
Undergraduate Program Director, Assistant Professor of Sport Marketing
Anna Rasco
Asst. Professor of Management
Thom Reddington
Assistant Professor of Management
Dr. Hyeon Joon Shin
Associate Professor of Economics
Dr. Vanessa Tijerina
Associate Professor of Accounting
The Anderson You
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