MS Business Analytics at University of Colorado Boulder

Programme overview

A 33-credit-hour, ten-month MS covering data analytics, machine learning and AI for business, with four enrichment seminars on teamwork, leadership and ethics. Students complete an experiential project with an industry client, and may follow the decision science, healthcare analytics or marketing analytics electives. An online+ option is available for working professionals.

Faculty: Leeds School of Business | Department: Business Analytics | Duration: 10 months full-time (33 credit hours); online+ working-professional option about 2 years part-time | Intake: June start; Application rounds: October 5, November 30 and February 1, with a final international deadline of February 3 and a final domestic deadline of May 10; program starts in June. | Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

Core courses include Programming Fundamentals for Analytics, Data Analytics with AI, Building Business Solutions with Generative AI and LLMs, Structured Data Modeling and Analysis, Machine Learning in Python, Unstructured and Distributed Data Modeling, Modern AI for Business and BUAN Experiential Projects, plus three electives.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Leeds MS programs: one letter of recommendation, professional resume, essay of up to 750 words on reasons for pursuing the MS, and unofficial transcripts. GMAT or GRE is optional for MS programs. A four-year bachelor's degree or equivalent is required; no prerequisite courses are required. International applicants need TOEFL iBT 80 or higher, IELTS 6.5, Duolingo 115, PTE 58 or Cambridge 180, unless exempt (for example citizens of qualifying English-speaking countries). The listed application fee is $70 (currently waived).

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate programmes set their own entry terms and deadlines on their programme pages; all deadlines are 10:00 pm Mountain Time. Fall, spring and summer terms are billed for graduate students.

Graduate applications are submitted online to the Graduate School; the nonrefundable application fee is $60 for domestic applicants and $80 for international applicants, payable online. GRE or GMAT requirements and deadlines vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/admissions

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