Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics
The demand for professionals who understand and utilize big data has never been greater. Business analytics experts ensure that decisions and actions are data-driven, shaping the future of business in real time.
This graduate certificate program allows working professionals to gain advanced knowledge and skills in business analytics. Students become proficient in leveraging data to make informed decisions, generate insights, optimize outcomes, and predict future results.
Program Highlights
Designed for working professionals seeking to develop business analytics expertise and enhance their career opportunities, this program offers:
- Specialized training in business analytics from leading faculty
- The opportunity to complete the program in as little as one year
- Graduate-level coursework that earns credits toward a Lerner graduate degree
- A collaborative academic environment to build a professional network
- Personalized course selection guidance from an advisor
Program Requirements
Maintain a 3.0 GPA to be awarded the certificate.
Courses (12 credits)
BUAD 620/MISY 662 – Fundamentals of Analytics
Electives, choose 3 courses from (9 credits)
ACCT 602 – Big Data Technologies
ACCT 604 – Database Design and Implementation
BUAD 621 – Decision Analytics and Visualization
BUAD 622 – Optimization and Spreadsheet Modeling
MISY 607 – Data-Driven Causal Inference
MISY 635 – Visual Analytics
MISY 636 – Unstructured Data Analytics
MISY 641 – Data Mining for Business Analytics
MISY 675 – Dashboard Design & Storytelling
MISY 685 – Introduction to Business Programming or STAT 631 – Introduction to Python
STAT 674 – Applied Database Management
Continue to a Graduate Degree
Students who complete the certificate can apply up to 12 credits toward the Lerner MBA, M.S. in accounting or the M.S. in business analytics and information management (BAIM) and may continue directly into their chosen graduate program.
Learn More
To learn more about this program, contact us at mbaprogram@udel.edu or (302) 831-2221.
Admissions Information
Learn more about the graduate certificate requirements, deadlines and tuition.