Online MS in Business Analytics
Drive effective business strategy with modern data analytics skills
The Maryland Smith Online Business Analytics program introduces you to the tools and techniques you’ll need to leverage big data for forecasting, prediction and managerial decision making. You’ll learn how to develop robust models, create data-backed business strategies and effectively communicate them with visualization tools. Smith is committed to making these skills accessible and attainable for working professionals from any academic background with our convenient and flexible online program.
Asynchronous online program that fits into your schedule
You’ll get the flexibility of an online program, with the same great teaching and supportive culture as our on-campus programs.
Finish your degree program in as few as 16 months
Begin your degree in the fall or spring semester, whichever works best for you, wherever you are.
30 credits combining live and asynchronous coursework
Weekly live touch points plus asynchronous coursework allow you to engage real-time with your cohort and faculty, building your network.
#4
Best Online Master’s in Business Analytics Program (Forbes, 2023)
Program Cost: $25,000*
*Average cost assuming program is completed in 16 months
Admissions, Info Session
The Master’s Student Experience: Life at Smith
Thursday, March 30, 2023
6:30 PM EDT
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The Master’s Student Experience: Life at Smith
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Online MS in Business Analytics Information Session
Thursday, April 6, 2023
6:30 PM EDT
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Online MS in Business Analytics Information Session
6:30 PM EDT
Admissions
Dean's Fireside Chat
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
8:30 AM EDT
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Dean's Fireside Chat
8:30 AM EDT
96% of our MS in Business Analytics have secured employment within six months of graduation.
Academics
Get a foundation, build advanced skills, and then utilize electives to focus on what matters for your career.
Our curriculum is carefully designed to build your functional expertise in quantitative modeling and data analytics. These highly desirable skills will set you apart in an increasingly competitive job market.
APPLIED ANALYTICS FOR YOUR CAREER GOALS
Smith offers tracks in marketing and finance to give you tools that are relevant to your career. Customize your program to suit your goals with courses in advanced marketing analytics, financial analytics and other application courses.
Core Curriculum
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Data, Models and Decisions |
3 credits |
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Database Management Systems |
3 credits |
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Decision Analytics |
3 credits |
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Data Mining and Predictive Analytics |
3 credits |
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Data Processing and Analysis in Python |
3 credits |
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Big Data and AI for Business |
3 credits |
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Data Visualization & Web Analytics |
3 credits |
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Social Media and Web Analytics |
3 credits |
Elective Options
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Strategy Analytics |
2 credits |
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Customer Equity Management |
2 credits |
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Advanced Marketing Analytics |
2 credits |
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Financial Accounting |
2 credits |
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Financial Analytics |
2 credits |
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Supply Chain Management |
2 credits |
“The program taught me how to ask the right questions, questions that I didn’t even know were possible. It opened my eyes to new ways to analyze and clean data, and to new tools and software that were available to me. Before this program, I didn’t know what I didn’t know.”
— Nikolh Nemard
BS Management Information Systems
MSBA ’20
Senior Data Analyst, Aledade
ACQUIRE VALUABLE SKILLS
Language and Tools
Python
R
SQL
Tableau
Cloud Computing Infrastructure
Spark
Amazon Web Services
Hadoop
Hive
Methodologies
Neural Networks
Classification and Regression Trees
NLP and Text Analytics
Cluster Analysis
Business Imperatives
Forecasting and Predictive Analytics
Customer Segmentation and Targeted Marketing
Risk Assessment and Management
Anomaly Detection and Resolution
Who is right for this program?
Problem-solvers from any discipline or academic background can be successful in the Online MSBA program. The program attracts working professionals and recent college graduates from diverse academic backgrounds who are seeking to strengthen their quantitative abilities and want to help companies fuel growth and change through data.
Analytics Bridge Program
No coding experience? No problem.
Have your quant skills gone unused for a few years? Are linear regressions currently a distant memory? We’ve designed the Analytics Bridge program just for you. Mini-courses and workshops get you up to speed in math, statistics, coding and key technology skills, to help you transition back to school and begin the program with confidence. The Analytics Bridge Program will start 2-4 weeks before the program starts.
Quant Catch-up
Calculus mini-course
Statistics mini-course
Programming Catch-up
R skill building workshops
Python skill building workshops
SQL skill building workshops
General Skills
Technology
Problem-solving strategies
“In four years, I have to get a job when I get out of the Air Force after twenty years. I’m using this program to bridge a gap of knowledge I didn’t have. I’m learning how to build models and discuss statistics in a business-related fashion.”
— Michael Wadleigh
MSBA ’21
BS Technical Management
Aircraft Mechanic, United States Air Force (Master Sergeant/E-7)
Expert Faculty
Learn from some of the best faculty in the world.
Maryland Smith’s amazing faculty are passionate about research, teaching and mentorship. Their commitment to creating a vibrant, intellectual community where you’ll be challenged to learn and grow is unmatched. Your teachers will be supportive, accessible and dedicated to creating a learning environment where students can succeed. They will be part of your network for life.
Designed and built statistical and optimization solutions for supply chain management, retail planning, airline operations, logistics, and pricing and revenue management.
Helped Fortune 500 companies deliver practical algorithmic solutions that demonstrate measurable customer value.
Winner of Krowe Teaching Award and 12 annual teaching awards.
Recipient of numerous accolades, including the Paul D. Converse Marketing Award, the Robert J. Lavidge Global Marketing Research Award and the Buck Weaver Award, and is among the top 2% of the most-cited scholars and scientists worldwide.
Expert in consumer science and behavior using statistical and econometric methods and marketing decision making.
Expert in statistics and quantitative methods for business decision-making.
Member, Data, Analytics and Statistics Instruction group from the Decision Science Institute.
Member, Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education.
Academic Director
Suresh Acharya
Academic Director, MS in Business Analytics Program
suresh12@umd.edu
Faculty
Associate Clinical Professor
bardossy@umd.edu
Clinical Professor
pbasu@umd.edu
Associate Clinical Professor of Information Systems
jbono@umd.edu
Associate Area Chair, Marketing
mbfurst@umd.edu
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives
pkannan@umd.edu
Associate Clinical Professor
ekiss@rhsmith.umd.edu
Associate Professor
liyema@umd.edu
Research Professor
kprasad@umd.edu
Dean’s Professor of Digital Marketing and Analytics
mtrusov@umd.edu
Associate Professor
dwaguesp@umd.edu
Distinguished University Professor
mwedel@umd.edu
“The OMSBA opened new paths and taught me the fundamental skills I needed for the workforce. I interviewed with incredibly competitive companies that would have been out of reach previously. This program has been extremely beneficial for my career — it’s been everything I wanted.”
— Dan Waldman
BS Journalism
MSBA ’21
eCommerce Analyst, Chewy
All applications require the following:
- $75 application fee
- Essay articulating your qualifications and interest in the program
- Current professional résumé
- One letter of recommendation
- Official transcripts from each college or university you have attended
- TOEFL or IELTS exam (if you do not hold a degree from a U.S. institution or an English-speaking country)
- Exposure to program-specific relevant coursework.
Application Deadlines
Spring
- Oct 15
- November 16
- December 5 is the final deadline
Fall
- Feb 15
- April 1st
- June 1 is the final deadline
Maryland Smith appreciates the value active duty members and veterans bring to our community. We offer application fee waivers to active members, veterans and veteran family members of the U.S. military.
- Application Fee Waivers
This waiver is available to active-duty members, veterans or veteran family members using transferred VA GI-Bill benefits. When applying for the waiver, contact the MS Admissions Office at least 48 hours before submitting your application to ensure all paperwork is managed accordingly. To activate your waiver, email a copy of your transcript, DD Form 214 or proof of Active Duty to smithmasters@umd.edu. Your fee waiver must be activated before submitting your application.
Email smithmasters@umd.edu to request the waiver. Your military experience will be taken into consideration with your professional resume, required essay and letter of recommendation.
For TOEFL scores, contact www.toefl.org to request an official copy of your TOEFL test score to be sent to the University of Maryland at College Park. We will accept the "My Best" TOEFL score from ETS. For IELTS, the University of Maryland downloads scores that have been transmitted to our e-download account. IELTS test takers should contact their IELTS test center directly to request electronic test scores be sent to the following IELTS e-download account:
University of Maryland — The Graduate School
The Graduate School
2123 Lee Building
College Park, Maryland 20742-1815
Please note we cannot accept paper IELTS forms.
If you are a student coming from any of these countries, you are not required to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores. PTE test takers can send their score reports to the University of Maryland through their Pearson account.
TOEFL institutional code is 5814.
MINIMUM REQUIRED SCORES
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TOEFL |
IELTS |
PTE |
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Overall |
96 |
7 |
68 |
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Speaking |
22 |
6.5 |
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Listening |
24 |
7 |
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Reading |
26 |
7 |
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Writing |
24 |
7 |
68 |
The online application allows you to upload a scanned official transcript(s) for each college or university attended. If the official transcript where you received your degree does not state the degree was conferred, please also upload an official diploma or official copy of your degree received (most schools already list the conferred degree on the transcript). If you are formally admitted to the University of Maryland, you will be required to submit an official transcript to the graduate school. If your transcript is not in English, please also submit an official transcript translated into English.
The University of Maryland Graduate School requires all admitted students to have a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.80/4.00. Applicants who have a grade point average below 2.80 are encouraged to use the optional essay to address this.
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Tuition Rates
Net Effective Tuition $25,000*
*Average cost assuming program is completed in 16 months
Submit Your Application
The first step toward getting your degree is to complete an application for the business master's degree program.
At the Center of Business
The Washington, D.C. - Baltimore region is a hub of opportunity for networking, experiential learning, internships and jobs.
Home to federal agencies, corporate headquarters, world-class think tanks, and national and international nonprofits, it's an engine of innovation and explosive growth in digital technology and biosciences.
With 30,000 of our 60,000+ alumni living in the metroplex that includes Baltimore, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., our location gives you easy access to the region's largest alumni network of business leaders.
“I loved moving through all of the core courses with my cohort. We had group chats to support each other. Some of my classmates didn’t have a background in anything data-related, so we’d point them to resources and answer their questions. It was always so easy to have a conversation and work through things virtually.”
— Emilia Cruz
BS Math and Computer Science
MSBA ’20
Management Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton
MSBA Advisory Council
Advisory Councils keep us actively engaged with industry leaders and experts, who bring their real-world experience to help shape what students learn, match classroom lessons to real-world needs, and widen the pipeline for internship and job opportunities.
Contact Us
Email: smithmasters@umd.edu
Phone: 301-405-2559