Business Analytics

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What you'll do in college

These majors prepare students to manage the data, technology, and processes that keep modern organizations running. Coursework includes statistics, database management, business analytics, supply chain, operations research, programming (often Python, R, and SQL), and project management.

Many programs are housed in business schools and combine quantitative modeling with business strategy. Capstone projects often involve working with a real company on a process, logistics, or data problem.

What you'll do after college

Grads become business analysts, data analysts, supply chain managers, operations research analysts, IT consultants, and project managers at companies in retail, logistics, healthcare, finance, and tech. The work mixes data analysis, optimization, system design, and a lot of cross-team coordination—translating between business managers and engineers.

Pay is solid and demand is steady because every large organization needs people who can do this. Many roles are strong entry points into management or product roles.

Selectivity vs. earnings

By acceptance rate

$97,653

901

100–88%

$87,634

1,523

85–78%

$94,154

2,399

78–72%

$92,980

3,197

72–65%

$97,735

3,257

65–55%

$97,067

2,481

55–47%

$101,189

1,431

46–32%

$127,496

894

25–0%

Acceptance rate · bar = degree-weighted adjusted 5-year earnings

By SAT median

$73,100

692

400–1040

$81,042

1,365

1045–1105

$91,044

2,071

1105–1160

$88,469

2,667

1161–1245

$103,445

2,804

1250–1285

$109,802

2,213

1285–1380

$109,673

1,338

1380–1405

$138,230

620

1415–1600

Median SAT · bar = degree-weighted adjusted 5-year earnings

Majors in this category

Major	Colleges	Degrees ▼	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Business Analytics	499	20,643	66% / 34%	8%	$87,506
Business Analytics	164	4,914	64% / 36%	9%	$82,452
Management Information Systems	186	3,508	68% / 32%	5%	$83,891
Supply Chain Management	44	2,959	65% / 35%	8%	$96,382
Logistics	87	2,228	72% / 28%	4%	$86,062
Management Information Systems and Statistics	37	2,050	68% / 32%	6%	$90,116
Operations Management	62	1,711	64% / 36%	7%	$87,282
Business/Managerial Economics	37	1,110	69% / 31%	7%	$80,976
Industrial Distribution	1	313	83% / 17%	1%
Business Statistics	24	254	61% / 39%	13%	$99,069
Quantitative Business	8	251	62% / 38%	35%	$71,674
Logistics and Supply Chain Management	12	171	58% / 42%	6%	$81,732
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	5	165	48% / 52%	57%	$85,286
Project Management	19	158	67% / 33%	3%	$81,908
Business Data Analytics	1	156	72% / 28%	26%	$114,657
Artificial Intelligence for Business	2	114	53% / 47%	17%	$201,350
Logistics Management	1	81	70% / 30%	10%	$127,037
Information Resources Management	9	61	54% / 46%	5%
Operations and Technology Management	1	51	41% / 59%	2%	$99,143
Supply Chain Logistics	1	47	68% / 32%	0%	$104,678
E-Commerce	7	43	60% / 40%	5%	$66,768
Operations and Supply Chain Management	3	28	79% / 21%	0%	$72,720
Operations and Analytics	1	28	64% / 36%	18%
Knowledge Management	3	25	80% / 20%	4%
Data Science and Analytics	1	25	68% / 32%	4%
Supply Chain/Operations Management	1	25	60% / 40%	4%	$86,102
Operations and Supply Management	1	21	86% / 14%	29%	$103,146
Supply Chain Logistics Management	1	19	84% / 16%	0%	$63,581
Research and Development Management	2	18	72% / 28%	0%	$77,191
Supply Chain and Logistics Management	1	17	88% / 12%	18%	$77,416
Management Information Systems and Services	1	16	56% / 44%	12%	$93,007
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	6	14	57% / 43%	7%	$85,854
Applied Business Analytics	1	14	57% / 43%	0%
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	1	14	64% / 36%	0%	$84,623
Operations Management and Supervision	1	10	70% / 30%	0%	$88,779
Business Analytics (Applied)	1	9	56% / 44%	11%	$96,696
Global Supply Chain Management	1	8	75% / 25%	0%	$74,117
Business Analytics (Course 15-2)	1	6	50% / 50%	0%
Business Analytics and Information Management	1	1	0% / 100%	0%	$109,696