Business Analytics, MS

The MS in Business Analytics program is a 30-credit hour program designed to be completed in 12 months. The curriculum is structured around a common set of core courses focused on the fundamental business analytics skills (e.g., descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics) and a set of elective courses designed to deepen these business analytics skills within a specific business domain. 

Admissions

All students registering for Costello College of Business graduate courses must have graduate standing. Non-degree student status is not available.

Full eligibility and admission requirements can be viewed on the Costello College of Business website. 

Policies

For policies governing all graduate degrees, see AP.6 Graduate Policies.

Graduate level courses offered by the Costello College of Business cannot be audited.  

Banner Code: BC-MS-BUSA

Degree Requirements

Total credits: 30

Required Courses

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Required self-paced course that must be completed before the start of classes. 

Electives

Bachelor's Degree (any)/Business Analytics, Accelerated MS

Overview

This BAM Pathway will provide the opportunity for Mason undergraduates to further their education by offering a specialized accelerated program that helps them develop the fundamental knowledge (e.g. descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics) to deepen business analytics skills within a specific business domain.

Undergraduates may be admitted to the bachelor's/accelerated master's program (BAM) and obtain both a BA or BS in any degree area and a MS in Business Analytics in an accelerated time-frame after satisfactory completion of a minimum of 138 credits. 

See AP.6.7 Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Degree for policies related to this program. 

Students in an accelerated degree program must fulfill all university requirements for the master’s degree. For policies governing all graduate degrees, see AP.6 Graduate Policies

BAM-MS Business Analytics Pathway Admission Requirements

Applicants in all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in Graduate Admissions Policies and Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Degree policies.  For information specific to this accelerated master's program, see the Costello College of Business website. 

Students will be considered for admission into the BAM pathway after completion of a minimum of 60 credits and additional unit-specific criteria. 

Students who are accepted into the BAM pathway will be allowed to register for graduate-level courses after successful completion of a minimum of 75 undergraduate credits, MSBA 601 (0 credit hour primer course), and course specific pre-requisites. 

Accelerated Master's Admission Requirements

Students already admitted in the BAM pathway will be admitted to the MS in Business Analytics program if they have met the unit-specific criteria, found here and as verified on the Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Transition form. 

BAM MS in Business Analytics Pathway Requirements

Students who are accepted into the MSBA BAM pathway will be allowed to register for graduate level courses after successful completion of a minimum of 75 undergraduate credits and MSBA 601 (0 credit hour primer course).

To maintain the integrity and quality of both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs, undergraduate students interested in taking graduate courses choose from the following:

These advanced standing courses can count as Reserve Credit courses (up to 6 credits) instead.

 For more detailed information on coursework and timeline requirements, see AP.6.7 Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Degree policies.

Accounting, MS and Business Analytics, MS Dual Degree

Admissions

All students registering for Costello College of Business graduate courses must have graduate standing. Non-degree student status is not available. 

Full eligibility and admission requirements can be viewed on the Costello College of Business website.

Policies

For policies governing all graduate degrees, see AP.6 Graduate Policies.

Graduate level courses offered by the Costello College of Business cannot be audited.

Requirements

Total credits: 48

Accounting Courses

Business Analytics Courses

Shared Courses

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Counts as a general elective for the Accounting, MS.

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Counts as a restricted elective for the Business Analytics, MS.