Business Analytics & Data Science
Your path to a data-centered future.
The MS in Business Analytics and Data Science (MS BAnDS) is a nationally ranked STEM program that offers students practical data analysis experience by applying knowledge acquired in classrooms to solving real-world business problems. We use state-of-the-art enterprise-level analytics software from multiple vendors. Beyond 23 credit hours of core courses, students have the choice of specializing in various options such as marketing analytics, healthcare analytics, advanced data science or cybersecurity analytics.
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OSU faculty, including Dr. Ramesh Sharda, interim director of the MS-BAnDS program, are top scholars and researchers in business analytics and data science across varied domains.
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The opportunity is endless
Exciting prospects ahead
Our program provides great advantages in the competitive job market where companies like Amazon, Capital One, Apple, FedEx, General Motors, Humana, Chase, J.P. Morgan, Walmart, WWF and others recruit our students on a regular basis.
The majority of students receive paid internships, and nearly all graduates receive full-time job offers within 3 to 6 months of program completion.
National champions
MS BAnDS students Josias Hernandez Perez, Srikaran Anand, Bennett Frohock and Edgar Castillo Garza won the 2024 Data 4 Good Case Competition at Purdue University. The team secured a $5,000 cash prize while analyzing real-world data to create positive outcomes.
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