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Capitalize on high-growth opportunities and prepare for advanced roles in business analysis, competitive intelligence, information systems, and more in the 100 percent online MBA with a Business Analytics Specialization program from SIUE.
Whether you are looking to enhance your technical skills or aim to supplement your undergraduate background in other sectors, the online MBA in Business Analytics program from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville provides an affordable and accelerated path to career advancement.
$17,787.12
Total Tuition
as few as 12 months
Program Duration
36
Credit Hours
In this accelerated, online business master's program, you will study business intelligence and analytics, marketing research, and more. The dynamic curriculum includes two embedded capstone courses covering practical application of strategic management and business analytics.
You can complete your degree in as few as 12 months, with no foundation courses required regardless of your undergraduate background.
Core course work gives you a basis of foundational skills with advanced applications. You will study decision-making, accounting, information systems and technology, managerial economics, corporate finance, quantitative analysis, government policy, and more.
Within our in-depth electives, you will examine business analytics concepts to support data-driven decision-making, along with SAP-based business intelligence to use and assess data, determine data needs, and generate and process reports. You may also tailor your learning to your professional goals by choosing from electives that further develop your knowledge of marketing research, marketing, economics, financial investments, database programming and more.
In continuously developing and refining the MBA curriculum, we work closely with some of the region's top business professionals to bring theoretical knowledge and real-world experience into the classroom. Many of those same leaders serve on our advisory board, as do alumni who ensure the course work is relevant, up-to-date and tailored to real business needs.
The School of Business at SIUE is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). The School has been accredited since 1975.
Tuition for the MBA with a Business Analytics Specialization online degree program is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. All fees are included.
$494.09
Per Credit Hour
$1,482.26
Per 3 Credit-Hour Course
$17,787.12
Total Tuition
If you are applying for financial aid, please use Federal School Code 001759. For more information, please contact our financial aid office by calling 618-650-3880 or emailing [email protected].
[close-]The MBA with a Business Analytics Specialization program is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring six start dates each year. Choose the start date that best fits your goals.
03/20/21
Apply by 03/03/21
05/10/21
Apply by 04/21/21
Session | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Payment Deadline | Last Class Day |
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Spring 1 2021 | 01/16/21 | 12/30/20 | 01/06/21 | 01/12/21 | 01/14/21 | 03/05/21 |
Spring 2 2021 | 03/20/21 | 03/03/21 | 03/10/21 | 03/16/21 | 03/18/21 | 05/07/21 |
Summer 1 2021 | 05/10/21 | 04/21/21 | 04/28/21 | 05/04/21 | 05/06/21 | 06/25/21 |
Summer 2 2021 | 06/28/21 | 06/09/21 | 06/16/21 | 06/22/21 | 06/24/21 | 08/13/21 |
Fall 1 2021 | 08/28/21 | 08/04/21 | 08/18/21 | 08/24/21 | 08/26/21 | 10/15/21 |
Fall 2 2021 | 10/23/21 | 10/06/21 | 10/13/21 | 10/19/21 | 10/21/21 | 12/17/21 |
Admission to the MBA with a Business Analytics Specialization online program is based on a variety of factors including undergraduate grade point average (GPA), overall score on the GMAT and its parts (Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing), and previous work in other graduate programs.
Applicants must submit all post-secondary academic transcripts and a $40 application fee. At least two years of work experience is recommended for students entering the MBA program, which is designed for working professionals. Students recently admitted to the program have had, on average, a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.2 and an overall GMAT score of 520.
All required documents (e.g., official transcripts) should be sent to the following address:
SIUE Office of Graduate and International AdmissionsElectronic official transcripts should be submitted to [email protected].
Note: Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in their MBA courses. Students who fall below this minimum will be placed on academic probation and referred to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. If the student is permitted to continue in the program, the conditions for continuance will be put in writing and communicated to the student. In addition, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in order to receive their degree.
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[close-]The MBA with a Business Analytics Specialization online curriculum is comprised of 36 credit hours, including 24 credit hours of MBA core courses and 12 credit hours of electives.
In order to earn your MBA with a Business Analytics Specialization online, you will complete the following required courses.
MBA 522 | Decision Making in Organizations
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Examines the individual and group level dynamics of decision-making focusing on non-quantitative issues surrounding managerial decisions and dilemmas. Must be taken in the first 12 hours of MBA program.
ACCT 524 | Accounting for MBAs
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Understanding and analysis of financial and managerial accounting information to enable internal/external users to make informed business decisions.
CMIS 526 | Information Systems and Technology
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Information systems and state-of-the-art information technology with a middle-level managerial focus.
ECON 528 | Managerial Economics
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Economic analysis of managerial decisions, business strategy, government policy, and regulation affecting business organizations.
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Theoretical concepts and analytical tools for solving problems and making corporate investment and financing decisions. Firm valuation, international security markets, and foreign investments.
MBA 521 | Quantitative Analysis
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Problem-solving and fundamental quantitative methods to formulate and solve problems to support business decision-making. Analysis of complex situations and communication of results.
MKTG 525 | Marketing Analysis and Applications for Managerial Decision Making
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Decision-oriented overview of marketing management in creating value by analyzing customer responses for designing products, prices, channel and communication strategies for planning marketing effort.
MBA 534 | Strategic Management
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Analysis, formulation and implementation of firm's strategy studied from a general management perspective. Interrelationships between the firm and its external environment are emphasized.
In order to earn your MBA with a Business Analytics Specialization online, you will complete the following business analytics courses.
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Enterprise-wide data modeling, conceptual database design, entity-relationship and object-oriented models, physical database design, relational model, and normalization theory.
CMIS 566 | Introduction to Business Intelligence and Analytics
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the concepts and applications of business analytics to support data-driven decision-making in organizations.
CMIS 567 | Business Analytics Capstone
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Overview of business analytics and business intelligence using SAP tools, including how to assess and use data, determine data needs and generate and process reports.
MKTG 563 | Customer Relationship Management
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces students to the concepts, methods and applications of Customer Relationship Management. Students will develop an understanding of theoretical underpinnings and practical considerations of customer relationship management.
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