Why Choose a Master of Science in Business Analytics?

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Judah Esparza

Published On Mar 20, 2017

Are you looking for ways to advance your career in business analytics? Grand Canyon University’s Master of Science in Business Analytics is a program that can help you accomplish this goal! This degree helps you gain the skills necessary to advance your career within the business industry, as well as make a significant, positive impact in your company or corporation. Learn about how this degree is constructed to help you advance your business analytics career, as well as the specific career outcomes that are available to graduates:

How Will This Program Will Help Me Advance My Career?

This program teaches you vital industry skills – the most prominent being advanced data analytics. This specific topic teaches you to frame questions and apply appropriate analytical methods to solve data-centered issues. This program also teaches you to hone your critical thinking and problem-solving skills, which are two proficiencies that are applicable to all lines of work!

Collectively, the skills that are taught and expanded upon throughout this program can contribute to your overall understanding of the business analytics field. This understanding will also help build communication skills, as analytics positions often communicates findings to supervisors and stakeholders.

What Are My Options?

Graduates of this program may pursue an upper-level or senior business analyst position. Responsibilities include defining configuration specifications, performing quality assurance checks, developing relationships with partners and working with them to optimize the processes within the company. Your goal is to look for ways to improve monitoring, discover issues and deliver better value to the customer. There is no limit to what this master’s degree could lead to or the career outcomes that stem can from it!

Grand Canyon University is committed to helping students find their purpose. To learn more about the Grand Canyon University’s master’s programs offered through the Colangelo College of Business, visit our website or click the Request More Information button at the top of this page.

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