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UCR School of Business

Riverside , California ,United States

Master of Science in Business Analytics

Build a career in the growing and important field of business analytics. As firms have access to increasingly large amounts of data about their customers, costs, and suppliers, highly trained analysts who examine this information have become essential for improving operations, increasing the yield on marketing programs, and optimizing pricing and financing. UCR’s graduate degree in business analytics will extend your background in business or a quantitative discipline to bring your business acumen and statistical computing skills to a level that allows you to make the most of this vast business data.

The UCR graduate program in Business Analytics is a rigorous STEM program jointly offered by the School of Business and the Department of Statistics in the College of Agricultural and Natural Sciences. The curriculum focuses on:

Statistical computing to describe marketing, logistics, and financing patterns
Testing models for improved operating efficiency, lowering costs, and targeting the needs of customers
Forecasting revenues and consumer demand
Identifying trends in financial markets and using financial data to hedge operations
All students in the program take highly quantitative courses in data analysis and statistical computing, as well as a two-quarter, experiential learning capstone class that applies your understanding of business analytics to a project.

Gain your degree in nine months of intensive study, extend to 15 months, or follow a flexible schedule that combines your studies with industry work experience.

The MSBA is a STEM-designated degree program (science, technology, engineering and math). International students in a STEM-designated program are able to apply for 36 months of Optional Practical Training (OPT) to work in the United States in their field of study after graduation.

Intakes

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Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Recruit at the UCR School of Business
For employers seeking the best and brightest graduate business students to hire for internships and full-time positions, the AGSM Career Development Center is the place to start your search. Based on feedback from past employers, we know that our students and alumni are results-oriented. With a global business mindset, they easily navigate diverse work environments, focus on problem solving and are adept at handling multiple assignments. UCR School of Business degree programs set our students up to hit the ground running, creating value for your team and business from day one.

To recruit directly from the graduate business school student population, there are many ways to connect with our students and get involved.
 

Networking Events
Attend our quarterly Networking Events, designed to connect graduate business students, employers, influential community members, faculty and staff for the purpose of building professional contacts. This conversational, yet structured, setting allows employers and students to converse outside of the traditional interview process. Participants have made connections that led to internships or full-time jobs at 100% of our past events.

AGSM MBA Fellowship Program
The MBA Fellowship Program is designed to assist graduating MBA students in attaining experiential learning opportunities with nonprofit organizations during the spring quarter of their final year. This program provides an opportunity for the School of Business to give back to the community of Riverside County by providing a pipeline of talent to participating organizations, and to expose business students to the professional careers offered in the nonprofit sector.

Start to build your dream career! Maximize your career search time and your world-class UC Riverside education by taking advantage of all of the resources provided by the UCR Career Center.

The Undergraduate Business Programs Office and Career Center offer business administration students an organized program of events and services, designed to help you explore career opportunities and develop professional skills.

To stay up-to-date on events, make sure to check your R'Mail inbox regularly for announcements. For more information, visit the UCR Career Center.

The Career Center provides valuable resources such as career planning, drop-in counseling, a career resource room, job search assistance, internships and graduate/professional school application assistance.

PSW Opportunity

3 Years PSW

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

All applicants whose first language is not English and who have not earned a undergraduate (bachelor's or first-degree equivalent) or advanced degree (master's or doctorate) at an institution where English is the exclusive language of instruction must submit passing current exam scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or Academic Modules of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Graduate Division will not accept the Duolingo English Test. If you don't have access to taking any of the approved English language proficiency exams, we recommend contacting your program of interest. Scores submitted may not be borrowed, photocopied, returned to you or sent elsewhere. 

Before performing duties as a Teaching Assistant, any student whose native language is not English must pass an oral English language competency exam upon arrival at UCR. This includes not only international students but also any student whose first language is not English. 

TOEFL
This exam is administered by ETS and offered in nearly every country abroad. This exam must be taken within two years of the time you intend to enroll at UCR. The minimum acceptable scores are: 550 for the revised TOEFL paper-delivered test and 80 for the TOEFL iBT. We will accept the TOEFL iBT Special At Home version for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 application cycles.  

We won't accept the TOEFL ITP+ or the TOEFL MyBest™ scores recently offered by ETS. Scores reported to UCR will be evaluated based on an exam where all sections were scored from one exam date. Results from multiple exams cannot be combined to create a super score. We strongly advise you to be aware of the deadline for the program to which you are applying. Visit ETS for more information about this exam. UCR's school code is 4839. GRE department and major codes can be found here. If ETS has not assigned a major code to the graduate program you are interested in, select 99.

IELTS
UCR also accepts scores from the Academic Modules of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) which is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP:IELTS Australia and the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations. We will accept the IELTS Indicator for the 2022 -23 and 2023-24 application cycles.  This exam must be taken within two years of the time you intend to enroll at UCR. The minimum acceptable overall score is 7 with no score less than 6 on any individual component. Please request an official Test Report Form (TRF) of your IELTS exam score. Remember to order the TRF from the test center where you took the test and ask the administrator to send the electronic score to UCR. For more information about registering for this exam or to locate the office of any test center, visit IELTS.

  • Course Type: Full Time
  • Course Level: Masters/PG Degree
  • Duration: 09 Month  
  • Total Tuition Fee: 58000 USD
    Annual Cost of Living: 14000 USD
    Application Fee: 135 USD
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