Accelerated MSQM Business Analytics at Duke University

Programme overview

A 12-month online accelerated master's in business analytics for graduates who already hold an MBA or MMS. It builds advanced data science, AI and machine learning skills on top of prior business training and accepts transfer credit from comparable MBA programmes or a Duke MMS.

Faculty: Fuqua School of Business | Duration: 12 months | Intake: September (rolling application rounds) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Durham, NC, United States

What you will study

Nine courses over three 12-week terms: five in core data science and quantitative analysis and four in practical applications within specialised business settings, with two optional on-campus intensives in Leadership and Data Visualization.

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Entry requirements

Fuqua Accelerated MSQM: Business Analytics: must hold an MMS from Fuqua, or an MBA from Fuqua or another AACSB-accredited institution. Undergraduate degree from a four-year accredited institution, usually in a STEM, business, economics or other quantitative field. Work experience and standardized tests are not required. High English proficiency required. Required: one-page resume, essay, third-party professional recommendations and a virtual interview. 2026-27 deadlines run in nine rounds from Nov 4, 2026 to Jul 1, 2027, with rolling admission afterwards.

USD 49,900 for the whole programme (2026-27). Programme cost for the class beginning September 2026 (three terms); includes a 2,000 USD deposit credited to Term 1. Excludes the transcript fee. Source

Graduate School master's programmes list application deadlines for fall 2027 entry; Fuqua online MSQM programmes start September 2026, the MQM and MMS Foundations of Business start July 2026, the Daytime MBA starts August 2026 and the Weekend Executive MBA starts May 2027.

The Occupational Therapy Doctorate starts in August for applicants admitted in both the fall and spring rounds.

Fall 2027 Graduate School master's deadlines: Analytical Political Economy 01/28/2027; Applied Ethics & Policy 03/18/2027; Biomedical Engineering 02/01/2027; Civil and Environmental Engineering 01/10/2027; Computer Science 02/01/2027; Critical Asian and Middle Eastern Humanities 02/17/2027; Dance (MFA) 12/17/2026; Digital Art History/Computational Media 01/28/2027; East Asian Studies 01/31/2027; Economics 01/14/2027; Economics and Computation 02/01/2027; Electrical and Computer Engineering 01/16/2027; Experimental and Documentary Arts 01/28/2027; Global Health 02/26/2027; Graduate Liberal Studies 06/01/2027; Humanities 03/15/2027; Interdisciplinary Data Science 01/28/2027; Master of Arts in Teaching 01/29/2027; Materials Science and Engineering 03/15/2027; Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science 01/19/2027; Medical Physics 01/08/2027; Political Science 02/16/2027; Population Health Sciences 01/15/2027; Religious Studies 02/01/2027; Slavic and Eurasian Studies 02/01/2027; Statistical Science 01/05/2027. History and Quantitative Financial Economics are not accepting applications for 2027 enrollment.

Occupational Therapy Doctorate 2026-27 application deadlines: Fall round Thursday, October 8, 2026; Spring round Tuesday, January 12, 2027 (applications through OTCAS). Fall applicants are notified the first week of December 2026 and spring applicants the first week of March 2027.

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