Kent State Online’s Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) ranks No. 12 in the nation in Fortune Magazine’s Best Online Master’s in Business Analytics Programs 2022

#12 Online Master of Science in Business Analytics Fortune Best Online Master's Business Analytics Programs

Great news from the Kent State University Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship!

Kent State University’s Online Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) ranks No. 12 in the nation in Fortune Magazine’s Best Online Master’s in Business Analytics Programs 2022.1

“We worked with industry leaders to develop the Master of Science in Business Analytics program to prepare our students for in-demand careers in the fast-growing field of business analytics,” said Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D., dean of Kent State’s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. “We are proud to be recognized for the high quality of the program as we do our part to meet this industry need.”

Kent State University’s Online Master of Science in Business Analytics program

The Online Master of Science degree in Business Analytics provides students with a comprehensive knowledge of analytics that balances the technologies, analytical methods, and business expertise needed to glean useful information from data to make strategic business decisions. The language of business today is dependent on information and data management, and the emergence of advanced technologies for capturing, preparing, and analyzing data provides unprecedented opportunities for those with business analytics expertise that spans all industries and organizations.

Students in the Business Analytics major gain the technical, analytical, communication, decision-making, and leadership skills needed to be successful business analysts. The curriculum includes integrative capstone analysis projects, and there is an internship option for additional professional development.

For more information on Kent State’s Online Master of Science in Business Analytics, visit https://onlinedegrees.kent.edu/degrees/master-of-science-in-business-analytics.

About the Fortune Ranking

For this ranking, Fortune sets out to identify the best online degree programs for the next generation of business analysts. The result was Fortune’s first-ever ranking of the nation’s best online business analytics programs. According to Fortune, these business analytics master’s programs not only have world-class professors and a top-notch curriculum but also attract some of the brightest students.

For more information about the Fortune Best Online Business Analytics Programs 2022 ranking, visit https://fortune.com/education/business-analytics/masters/rankings/best-online-masters-in-business-analytics/.


1 Retrieved on February 2, 2022, from https://www.kent.edu/business/news/fortune-ranks-kent-state-online-master-science-business-analytics-12-nation

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