B.S. in Business Analytics
Business analytics is the process of transforming data into insights to improve business decision-making and outcomes. A business analyst is a professional who helps organizations by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data, identifying areas for improvement, prioritizing needs, specifying requirements, developing actionable improvement plans, and communicating findings and helping implement changes. Thus, it is imperative that a business analyst balance a strong technical background with effective communication skills to do well in this field.
The 9i果冻制作厂Business Analytics major provides a student with a well-balanced program. The program includes a rigorous analytic curriculum consisting of computer programming, data mining, predictive analytics, statistics, relational-database-structuring of unstructured data, and the text analytics of the large language models of AI. Students master their data visualization, storytelling, and writing skills by presenting their analytically-based results to their peers, faculty members, and at conferences and competitions. Thus, students benefit from a rigorous program that transforms them into next-level analytics leaders who are prepared for the ever-evolving world of technology and data analytics.
9i果冻制作厂is ideally located in Westerville, Ohio, just a few miles from Columbus, which is teeming with successful businesses. Therefore, students have access to a wide variety of internship opportunities that give them firsthand experience in their field, collaborating directly with leaders from small companies, major corporations, as well as large non-profit organizations. Please click here to find more information about internship opportunities, including a list of companies that offer internships to 9i果冻制作厂Business, Accounting, and Economics students.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the business analytics profession will increase by more than 10% over the next 10 years, with an expected median salary of more than $90,000. Students can find internships and employment in a variety of fields including politics, retail and distribution, finance, insurance, banking and many other areas. The 9i果冻制作厂Business Analytics degree prepares students for careers in a wide variety of positions in organizations of all sizes.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
The professors are incredible when it comes to supporting you and helping you achieve your goals. If you have ideas for a project, need extra help with class work, or need to talk through other career oriented concerns, they are great about finding solutions and getting you to think bigger than where you are in the moment.
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Business Analytics and Business Administration & Management, double major, Graduate with Distinction
Senior Analyst of Workforce Management at Nationwide
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