Accelerated 7-week courses
Affordable Tuition
High Salary Potential
Rolling Admission
STEM-Certified
Stats
GMAT waived
100% online
Ranked 16th by MastersofBusinessAnalytics.com
Our Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) will open the doors to a variety of new career opportunities and a strong foundation for growth for our students. In fact, the top four careers for MSBA graduates — management analyst, operations research analyst, financial analysts, and market research analyst — are projected to grow by 14%, 27%, 11%, and 23% respectively from 2016 to 2026. While demand already exceeding supply, now is the time to advance your career by gaining talent and skills in business analytics — business intelligence, artificial intelligence, data mining, big data, and data visualization with a 100% online degree from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley AACSB-accredited Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship.
The Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship is accredited by AACSB International, the world’s leading business school accrediting body, recognizing the quality of its business programs and its commitment to students’ success.
ACCELERATED & 100% ONLINE
The accelerated online delivery comprises of seven-week modules where courses are offered online on a rotating carousel basis. All courses have gone through the Quality Matters process which ensures the utmost quality in online technologies and education. The program consists of 30 credit hours that are offered entirely online. Students can register for one or two courses in each seven-week module and can begin the program in any of the six start dates each calendar year, as specified by the Graduate College Calendar.
Why UTRGV?
“I am so proud and so honored to have been a part of the Master of Science Business Analytics program at UTRGV. The rigor of the coursework and the quality of the resources required will be useful to me well into the future. The program gave me the tools I need to be independent and resourceful, but also the know-how to work with teams to achieve goals and complete projects large in scope and scale. I am confident in my knowledge and skills exiting this program.”
Bianca Hernandez
Business Operations Manager, Agustin Hernandez Law Firm
SPECIALIZATION IN HEALTHCARE ANALYTICS
The Master of Science in Business Analytics specialization in Healthcare Analytics online program enables data-driven thinkers develop their abilities to transform complex healthcare data into insights that guide their organizations in making more educated, actionable decisions – skills required for success in today's competitive job market.
Why UTRGV?
UTRGV is one of the best Universities in Texas, in terms of value and providing social movility opportunities for students. Additionally, there's a lot of flexibility around the amount of classes that you can take per semester. For example, I took a full load in the summer but only one class hit Decemeber because I knew it was going to be a particularly challenging time for me at work. It gave me the opportunity to update my undesrtanding for business data and it opened my mind to a world of possibilities for business optimization.
Jorge Chipres
Masters of Business Analytics
ABOUT CERTIFICATES
These graduate certificate programs have been designed to address the increasing need for people with advanced knowledge and skills in the growing field of business analytics and healthcare analytics.
Business Analytics
Business decisions in the 21st century are increasingly dependent on smart analytics which extract and apply the value inherent in data. Using current powerful data analytics tools and methods, students in this program learn how to select, collect and analyze information, and effectively communicate results by taking four courses from among the courses available in the Master of Science in Business Analytics program.
Healthcare Analytics
With the Healthcare Analytics Certificate, which entails taking three healthcare-focused courses and one elective course from among the courses available in the Master of Science in Business Analytics program, students will learn to effectively use Health Information Systems and data analytics, by studying fundamentals of health information systems (HIS) and the role of analytics and information systems in efficient operation of healthcare organizations.
Why UTRGV?
“This program effectively delivers the content required to understand and practice business analytics. I was impressed overall with the quality of the program and the professors. I was incredibly impressed with the responsiveness of the professors and staff to any questions I had regarding coursework or administration. Also, there is a good balance of individual and group work.”
IT Project Manager, Honeywell
