Business Analytics & Data Science
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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 22 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.
The opportunity is endless
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.
100%of students
received paid internships in the last five years
100%of graduates
received offers within 6 months in last five years
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OSU’s Business Analytics and Data Science students continue to show they are among
the best in the world. At the University of South Carolina's National Big Data Health
Science Conference a team of OSU students placed first out of 16 teams. Max Griffin, Abbas Kalbe Agharia, Sristhi Srivastava and Kalpesh
Mulye — master’s students in the business analytics and data science program — competed
virtually and were one of six teams advancing to the finals, eventually earning first
place and the $4,000 prize that came with it.
