Business Analytics MBA major or minor

Named one of the best MBA programs in the United States by U.S. News & World Report 2026, the Full-Time +Flex MBA prepares students to leverage data, enabling them to create more efficient business processes and more accurate performance reporting—helping businesses compete globally. If you have a penchant for mathematics, statistics, modeling or information systems, you should consider a major or minor in Business Analytics.

Academies to consider: Business Marketing, Consumer Marketing, Strategic Finance, or Strategy and Operations

• Major requirements: Select 12 credit hours total, including your “outside” course. All four required courses must be completed.
• Major electives: Select one of three tracks, then choose three courses from the electives for that track.
• Outside courses: Select one additional course. Choose any 1.5 credit hour course from the list of outside courses or from one of the two other tracks other than the one you have chosen for major electives.
• Minor requirements: A total of at least six credit hours are required. Three of the four required courses must be completed.
• Minor electives: You may choose the remaining required course or any one of the outside courses listed below.

STEM-designated major

This major is STEM-designated by the US government, reflecting the curriculum’s focus on analytics, technology, and data-driven decision making. Learn more about this certification and what it means for US and international students.

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Business analytics major requirements (12 credit hours)

For Classes 2025 and forward.

Major elective tracks (4.5 credit hours)

Pick 3 courses from one of the following three tracks:

General electives/outside courses (1.5 credit hours)

Pick any elective totaling 1.5 credit hours from the following list or from courses in the two tracks that you did not choose:

Requirements for the business analytics minor (6.0 credit hours)

Required courses (4.5 credit hours)

Pick 3 from the following list:

Minor elective (1.5 credit hours)

Pick the remaining course from the above list or one elective from the following list: