MixedAdvice & things to know
Read full review“I wish I knew how difficult it would be because the business school is very rigorous”
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Moderately challenging
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3.3/ 5
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Read full review“It's a very versatile major and teaches strong hard skills.”
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Business Analytics applies statistics, data visualization, and technology to help organizations make better decisions. Students learn to collect, clean, and analyze business data, build forecasting and optimization models, and communicate insights to non-technical stakeholders, combining core business coursework with quantitative and programming skills.
Core course themes
Introduction to Business Analytics
Surveys how data is used to support business decisions, covering descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.
Data Management and Visualization
Covers database fundamentals, data cleaning, and building dashboards and visualizations for business audiences.
Statistics for Business Decision Making
Applies statistical inference, regression, and hypothesis testing to business problems.
Business Intelligence and Programming
Introduces SQL and a scripting language (such as Python or R) for querying and analyzing business datasets.
Predictive Modeling
Covers forecasting techniques and introductory machine learning methods applied to sales, operations, and marketing data.
Analytics Capstone
Applies analytics methods to a real or simulated business problem, culminating in a data-driven recommendation.
Common roles
- Business Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Operations Analyst
- Marketing Analyst
- Business Intelligence Analyst
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Advice & things to knowPositive
Studying at NYU Stern has been fast-paced and energizing. Between classes, PMC, and commuting in on the 7 train, I've learned to treat my calendar like a product roadmap. One thing I wish I'd known before starting is that analytics isn't really about the tools. Learning SQL or Excel is the easy part. The real skill is asking a sharp question before you ever touch the data.
- Interested in Tech & software
Courses & teachingPositive
It's a very versatile major and teaches strong hard skills.
- Interested in Business · Finance & consulting +1
- Unsure about grad school
Advice & things to knowMixed
I wish I knew how difficult it would be because the business school is very rigorous
- Interested in Healthcare · Arts & media
- Unsure about grad school
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