MS in Business Analytics at Boston University

Programme overview

The MSBA prepares students for business positions, starting with data analysis and programming, moving to statistics and machine learning, and ending with applied analytics in marketing, operations and supply chain, finance, HR and health care.

Faculty: Questrom School of Business | Duration: 12 or 16 months full-time | Intake: Fall | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

About 36 units. Core includes programming, data analysis and statistics, business analytics toolbox, supervised and unsupervised machine learning, experimentation and causal methods, data ethics, GenAI and practicum courses; electives (3 for 12-month, 4 for 16-month) in areas such as marketing, healthcare, operations and pricing analytics. Optional concentrations: Data & Methods, Healthcare Analytics, Marketing Analytics. Capstone for the 12-month format. Introductory Python and statistics knowledge expected.

Career pathways

Business analytics roles across marketing, operations, finance, HR and health care.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GMAT or GRE optional. English: TOEFL iBT 90 recommended, IELTS 6.5 in each band, Duolingo 120 recommended (waivers for three years of English-medium degree study or two years of full-time US work). Optional 250-word essay and three Kira Talent video essays. 2026-27 deadlines: Oct 13, Nov 17, Jan 7, Feb 16, Mar 16. Application fee $125.

USD 86,716 for the whole programme (2026-2027). Base tuition for both 12- and 16-month tracks; excludes fees Source

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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