

Extensive Network: Study analytics alongside peers with solid business experience, learn from faculty who have valuable contacts within the business analytics field, and benefit from an alumni community with strong professional connections.Engaged Faculty: In BU MET’s Applied Business Analytics master’s program, you benefit from working closely with highly qualified faculty who draw from active research and substantial professional achievements in areas such as descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.Active Learning Environment: BU MET’s Applied Business Analytics program focuses on practical, hands-on education, ensuring you develop expertise in integrating the “5 Vs of big data”-volume, velocity, variety, veracity, and value of information-into sound analytics-based business decisions.Why BU’s Applied Business Analytics is Ranked in the Top 10 Select “Learn More” for a downloadable career report, or “Explore Other Options” to find the BU MET degree or certificate program that will prepare you for the job you want. Filter by career area and job title or by industry sector to explore employment demand and average salaries. Use the Career Insights tool to explore jobs that are the right fit for you. Practice is primary and theory plays a supporting role with many of the courses, which is highly valuable from my experience.” - Roman Rabinovich (MET’15), Vice President of Business Development, Eventige Media Group Lecturer, Administrative SciencesĮxplore Careers in Applied Business Analytics These situations are ones in which information needs to be processed and creatively applied to projects that represent the way it would be done in an actual situation. The need to apply critical thinking, and to work through problems with uncertainty, becomes a muscle that is exercised until students become comfortable in leadership situations. Students are challenged from the perspective of a decision-maker in many courses. This is a great way to develop confident leaders. Since all instructors are experts in their craft, and working professionals, students get to work with tangible perspectives and problems.

There are no classes that will leave a student to wonder where they will apply the concepts they are learning. Although solving textbook problems can be a good tool to use, MET has an inclination to use powerful tools and projects that allow a problem and process of problem solving to be brought into the classroom. “From my perspective, the most important factor that distinguishes BU MET’s programs in Applied Business Analytics is the element of working through problems as they would be explored in reality. Stay connected! Learn more about our program. As data-driven business models change the face of industry, developing the ability to capitalize upon this valuable resource is compulsory. Back to Programs Careers Curriculum Faculty Apply Now Request Information Immersive Experience Leveraging Data to Drive Business Decisionsĭesigned for business analysts, data scientists, or others looking to transition into roles as data-driven business analysts or consultants, the Master of Science in Applied Business Analytics at Boston University’s Metropolitan College (MET) can help you harness the concepts, techniques, and tools needed to transform available data into a valuable catalyst for business growth.Īccording to a recent report by McKinsey, data needs to be treated as one of the products produced within the organization rather than as a raw material that supports decisions.
