MBA Business Analytics at University of Pennsylvania

Programme overview

The Business Analytics MBA major is designed to build deep competency in the skills needed to implement and oversee data-driven business decisions, including collecting, managing and describing datasets, forming inferences and predictions from data and making optimal and robust decisions. Business analytics makes extensive use of statistical analysis and the applications of business analytics span all functional areas. Business analytics has emerged in recent years as a powerful and required capability for firms in competitive markets.

Faculty: Wharton School | Duration: 19 course units | Study mode: full-time | Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

What you will study

Requires 19 course units in total. Listed required courses include STAT 6130 Regression Analysis for Business or; OIDD 6110 Quality and Productivity or; OIDD 6120 Business Analytics; ACCT 7420 Financial Reporting and Business Analysis; BEPP 6130 Business Analytics with Data for Non-Coders; FNCE 7050 Investment Management.

Career pathways

Students choosing the Business Analytics MBA major are ideally suited for the growing set of careers broadly defined under the header of “data science” with responsibilities for man¬aging and analyzing data.

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Entry requirements

Second Year Requirement: Students must satisfy the following requirements during their second year in the program: (1) maintain a Wharton GPA that is greater than 2.33 in each semester of their second year, and (2) have no more than 4 CU of Wharton courses with a grade less than or equal to 2.33 (C+ or lower) in their second year.

USD 87,970 a year (2026-27). Wharton MBA tuition for 2026-2027 for full-time attendance at the Wharton School; one MBA tuition rate applies across majors. Excludes General Fee ($4,268), Clinical Fee ($770), housing, food, books and health insurance. Source

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