Bachelor of Science in
Business Analytics
Crafted in conjunction with industry leaders, this program teaches the use and analysis of data to solve real-world business problems and drive optimal outcomes.
Organizations are generating volumes of data that could be used to solve problems, generate insight and mitigate risk if it is properly analyzed. This program is grounded in the concepts of Evidence-Based Management and seeks to provide data-driven answers to today's organizational questions.
Students will learn how to source, manipulate, and analyze data as well as generate insightful results, all within an ethical framework. These results will include infographics, visualizations and executive reports suitable for a business audience.
With the analytics field rapidly growing, now is the time to embrace the data revolution with a bachelor's degree in Business Analytics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics anticipates the demand for analysts in fields such as business management to grow by 11% before 2032 with an estimated median pay of $93,000.
Embry-Riddle’s online Business Analytics degree program offers students a unique opportunity to bring data-driven decision making to all facets of an organization to solve complex business problems. Students will learn hands-on analytical skills from data collection and analysis to complex analytics to building dashboards and infographics.
Program faculty have academic and practitioner backgrounds in cross-platform analytics and have consulted for airlines, solved complex transportation problems, and beyond.
Courses in the Business Analytics online degree are application-oriented, build on each other and prepare graduates to work in a range of different settings.
DETAILS
About Business Analytics at the Worldwide & Online Campus
Whether you are an entry- or mid-level manager looking to improve organizational outcomes, have dreams of becoming an analyst or improving your analytical skills, or simply want to enhance your own data literacy, the Business Analytics undergraduate degree at Embry-Riddle's Worldwide Campus is the perfect place to start.
This program consists of areas of study including:
- Sourcing Data
- Database and Data Manipulation
- Statistics and Computation
- Output and Visualization
- Storytelling
Unlike other business analytics degree programs that may have a data science or computer science focus, our Business Analytics degree has a substantial business focus with the goal of driving optimal business outcomes and strategy using hands-on activities, the latest in analytics and visualization software, and relevant thought-provoking case studies.
This is not just number crunching but solving real-world business problems.
In addition to the major areas of study, the concepts of data ethics and effective communication are woven throughout the business analytics program. Students can also receive SAS Academic Certification Badge by taking the four required BUAN courses.
The Business Analytics bachelor's degree program is well connected to industry and industry needs and has been reviewed by numerous well-known industry partners. Representatives from PWC, CohnReznick, The Boeing Company, SAS, IBM, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines Dark Cubed, and more have provided feedback on the content, flow, and job preparedness of this program.*
The final Capstone course will allow students to solve a real-world industry problem, and the Capstone can even be used as a skill showcase for future employment or promotion.
Businesses today compete on data, and managers must have enhanced data literacy – now, more than ever before. With an analytics degree, you can help meet this industry's needs by embracing evidence-based management and data-driven decision-making while solving complex business problems through business analytics.
*Feedback has been provided by members of the College of Business Dean’s Council, Embry-Riddle Worldwide Industry Advisory Board as well as alumni working in well-known aerospace, IT, and business corporations.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
General Education
| General Education | ||
| Embry-Riddle courses in the general education categories of Communication Theory and Skills, Humanities, and Social Sciences may be chosen from the list below, assuming prerequisite requirements are met. Courses from other institutions are acceptable if they fall into these broad categories and are at the level specified. | ||
| Communication Theory and Skills | ||
| ENGL 123 | English Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 222 | Business Communication | 3 |
| Any Communication Theory and Skills above ENGL 106 | 3 | |
| Humanities* | ||
| Humanities elective (lower or upper level) | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective (upper level) | 3 | |
| Social Sciences | ||
| ECON 210 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 211 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Physical and Life Science | ||
| Physics/Biology/Meteorology/Chemistry/Environmental Science/Astronomy | 6 | |
| Mathematics | ||
| STAT 211 | Statistics with Aviation Applications | 3 |
| or STAT 222 | Business Statistics | |
| Any College Algebra or Higher Math or any Statistics Credit cannot be awarded for STAT 211 or STAT 222 | 3 | |
| Computer Science | ||
| CSCI 123 | Introduction to Computing for Data Analysis | 3 |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Core/Major
| Common Business Core | ||
| MGMT 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MMIS 221 | Introduction to Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MKTG 311 | Marketing | 3 |
| ACCT 210 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 312 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| OBLD 317 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 325 | Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management | 3 |
| FINE 332 | Corporate Finance I | 3 |
| BUSW 335 | International Business | 3 |
| BUSW 390 | Business Law | 3 |
| LGMT 420 | Management of Production and Operations | 3 |
| MGMT 436 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
| Business Analytics Core | ||
| BUSW 352 | Business Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| BUAN 301 | Evidence-Based Management: The Need for Data | 3 |
| BUAN 428 | Business Analytics and Data Intelligence | 3 |
| BUAN 302 | Communication and Ethics in Data Analysis | 3 |
| MMIS 385 | Programming Concepts | 3 |
| MMIS 392 | Database Management | 3 |
| BUAN 304 | Advanced Statistics and Analytics Concepts | 3 |
| BUAN 405 | Applied Analytics I -- Descriptive Analytics | 3 |
| BUAN 406 | Applied Analytics II -- Predictive Analytics | 3 |
| BUAN 407 | Business Intelligence in Industry Capstone | 3 |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Electives
| Transfer Credit -or- COB Minor -or- COB non-duplicated undergraduate level courses | 15 | |
| Open Electives (Lower or Upper Level) | 3 | |
| Total Degree Requirements | 120 | |
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Minnesota student residents refer to State of Minnesota Course Requirement statement for Humanities requirements.
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