Program Overview

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Business Data Analytics, BS

Program Description

The Bachelor of Science program in Business Data Analytics is designed to equip business students with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to create and manage big data initiatives and associated business processes. This program focuses on organizational and technical competencies to implement data gathering, cleansing, integration, and modeling tasks, as well as data asset analysis for business applications.

At a Glance

• College/School: W. P. Carey School of Business
• Location: Tempe or Online, ASU Local
• Second Language Requirement: No
• STEM-OPT Extension Eligible: Yes
• First Required Math Course: MAT 210 - Brief Calculus
• Math Intensity: Moderate

Curriculum

The curriculum for the Business Data Analytics, BS program covers data warehousing, dimensional modeling, big data analytics methods, and visualization tools and techniques. It also introduces topics such as data mining and predictive analytics.

Concurrent Program Options

Students pursuing concurrent degrees earn two distinct degrees and receive two diplomas. Working with their academic advisors, students can create their own concurrent degree combination. Some combinations are not possible due to high levels of overlap in curriculum.

Accelerated Program Options

This program allows students to obtain both a bachelor's and a master's degree in as little as five years. Accelerated bachelor's plus master's degree programs are designed for high-achieving students who want the opportunity to share undergraduate coursework with graduate coursework to accelerate completion of their master's degree.

Admission Requirements

• General University Admission Requirements: All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.
• Additional Requirements:
  • First-year admission requirements: 1230 SAT Reasoning or 25 ACT score, or graduated in the top 8% of high school class, or have an overall high school GPA of 3.40 in ASU competency courses.
  • Transfer admission requirements: Transfer GPA of 3.00 and one of the following: 1160 (prior to March 2016) or 1230 SAT Reasoning (after March 2016) or 25 ACT score, or graduated in the top 8% of high school class, or have an overall high school GPA of 3.40 in ASU competency courses.

Tuition Information

When it comes to paying for higher education, everyone’s situation is different. Students can learn about ASU tuition and financial aid options to find out which will work best for them.

Change of Major Requirements

Students should review W. P. Carey School of Business minimum requirements to determine if they meet change of major requirements.

Attend Online

ASU offers this program in an online format with multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year.

Transfer Options

ASU is committed to helping students thrive by offering tools that allow personalization of the transfer path to ASU. Students may use MyPath2ASU to outline a list of recommended courses to take prior to transfer.

Global Opportunities

As globalization continues to impact the way the world lives and works, international experiences have become vital to business data analytics students. Through international study and internships, students can gain valuable skills that employers are looking for.

Career Opportunities

The demand for employees with business analytics skills is strong; the Occupational Information Network projects 35% growth in business intelligence analyst positions through 2032. Graduates can become data analysts, data architects, data visualization developers, data change agents, and data operators. Many graduates serve as data architects, change agents, and analytics tool suite operators for business and government.

Career Table

• Business Intelligence Analyst: 33.5% growth, $112,590 median salary
• Computer Network Administrator: -4.2% growth, $96,800 median salary
• Computer Network Analyst: 11.9% growth, $130,390 median salary
• Computer Programmer: -6.0% growth, $98,670 median salary
• Computer Scientist: 19.7% growth, $140,910 median salary
• Data Management Specialist: 8.7% growth, $135,980 median salary
• Database Administrator (DBA): -0.7% growth, $104,620 median salary
• Information Security Analyst: 28.5% growth, $124,910 median salary
• Information Technology Manager (IT Manager): 15.2% growth, $171,200 median salary
• Intelligence Officer: -0.7% growth, $93,580 median salary