Business Analytics, MS
Offered jointly by Columbia Business School and Columbia Engineering, this program features an intense consulting engagement with a real-world client throughout the entire program.
Gain from the expert faculty, industry connections, and alumni networks of two top graduate schools within one program: Columbia Engineering and Columbia Business School, both among the oldest and most respected schools of their kind in the United States. Empower businesses to make more strategic, data-driven decisions.
In the MS in Business Analytics program, you’ll build a foundation in data science tools and concepts, including the latest uses of AI and machine learning. A choice of four concentrations lets you add specialized knowledge and experience in applying the fundamentals in particular areas like marketing and finance.
In the center of New York City, you’ll find a department at the forefront of developments in the field and deeply integrated with companies and professionals in the area, opening the door to exciting internship and career opportunities. Graduates have found outstanding placement success, landing analyst and data science roles at companies like Boston Consulting Group, Morgan Stanley, IBM, and Apple.
Why Get Your Master's in Business Analytics at Columbia?
Columbia gives you a rigorous Ivy League education in the heart of a vibrant global city for an experience unlike any place else.
As a student here, you’ll benefit from:
- Cutting-Edge Research:
The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) is a thriving hub of scholarship with faculty collaborating on complex problems across the department, the School, and the university. Join with faculty in the latest research in areas like AI and machine learning in centers like the Data Science Institute, the Center for AI in Business Analytics and Financial Technology, and the Center for Financial and Business Analytics.
- A Global Center of Business
There’s no better place to study business analytics than New York City, a world center for both established and emerging enterprises. The department takes full advantage of this strategic location, drawing on expert practitioners for seminars, conference participation, research collaborations, and internships and career connections for students.
- Two Top Schools
Gain from the expert faculty, industry connections, and alumni networks of two top graduate schools within one program: Columbia Engineering and Columbia Business School, both among the oldest and most respected schools of their kind in the United States.
- Career-Focused Concentrations
Take advantage of concentrations in Financial Analytics & Financial Technology, Marketing Analytics, Healthcare Analytics, and Analytics Algorithms & Methodology to build your skills and knowledge in areas of strategic importance in today’s economy.