Business Analytics, B.S.

Become an analytical expert who can organize and think critically about data in order to improve and grow businesses.

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25% Higher Base Pay Than the Average U.S. Business Degree
2020 "Best Undergraduate Business Schools" Poets & Quants

Program Overview

The program curriculum combines core business subjects with a challenging array of math and computer science courses in order to equip students with the quantitative skills needed to be effective business leaders.

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Program Outcomes

Students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree in business analytics will enter the workforce ready to make meaningful contributions, with a solid education in business combined with direct experience working with complex datasets, powerful computing and visualization resources, and real-world applications.

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Spotlight

Lubna Ismail

Student Spotlight: Lubna Ismail '24, BSAN & ITWS Minor

Lubna Ismail graduated from Lally in August 2024. She majored in Business Analytics and completed a minor in Information Technology and Web Science. In June, she started a new role at the New York State Office of Comptroller as a Database Analyst for the Retirement Redesign team. 

"In this role, I am able to use SQL skills and analysis techniques that I learned. My day to day tasks and projects include creating new databases and monitoring our servers. Currently, I am learning about server migrations to prepare for our upcoming migration. I am excited for the opportunity and look forward to learning more and furthering my career."
 

After Graduation

The bachelor’s degree in business analytics prepares students for:

  • Careers in cutting-edge areas such as product and data analytics, financial modeling, quantitative marketing, and supply chain analytics.
  • Graduate studies in data science, quantitative finance, and other related fields.

Companies that have hired our graduates include Amazon, Boeing, Bloomberg, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Facebook, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Pfizer, and more. 

Contact

Lally School of Management
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street, Pittsburgh Building, Troy, NY 12180
(518) 276-2812

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