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Two New Graduate Programs Prepare Business Students for Data-Driven Careers
Business Analytics
Master key analytical and decision-making skills in just one year, and launch a lucrative career focused on big data.
Why Earn an MS in Business Analytics?
The field of business analytics is growing at a tremendous pace. With a master’s degree in this exciting field, you’ll be trained to optimize business results in companies around the globe focused on marketing, finance, supply chain, healthcare and more. Truly a business degree of the future, you can be a data scientist, data analyst, machine learning analyst, business intelligence analyst, quantitative finance analyst or financial engineer. This master’s degree is a 30-credit program that can be completed in one year of full-time study, and it will also lay the foundation to pursue a PhD in analytics.
Why Earn an MS in Business Analytics at Adelphi?
- Stand out to future employers as a highly competitive data scientist with rigorous training in our STEM-designated degree program, earning your degree at your pace—full or part time.
- Benefit from an innovative teaching approach that integrates data from multiple sources and emphasizes close collaboration with faculty in classes of 15 students or less.
- Get hands-on experience with the newest data tools including R, Python and Tableau, learning how to apply machine learning, text analytics and artificial intelligence in any organization or industry.
- Cost-Saving Opportunity: Our new Graduate Merit Scholarship offers yearly awards ranging from $3,000 to $10,000. These can be renewed every year, so you can save substantially on tuition while earning a career-boosting Adelphi grad degree.
94%*
* Adelphi University Career Outcomes Survey: Class of 2018
of our graduate students are working or continuing their education within six months of graduation.
Adelphi University Career Outcomes Survey: Class of 2018
Professors leading the program are enthusiastic, vastly knowledgeable about the topics, and inspire candidates to grow and further develop their skills and capabilities. From personal experience, I have been able to develop technical capabilities such as programming in Python with a knowledge of various libraries and methods.
As an international student, this program extends your Optional Practical Training time to enhance your career prospects.
Exceptional Hands-On Learning & Networking
Our focus on real-world business situations will prepare you to tackle the industry’s biggest challenges. You’ll have the opportunity to work on projects for our corporate partners and present the final product to company contacts. Your learning experience culminates in a strategic capstone project, where you’ll collaborate with classmates on a real analytics project in your area of interest.
We regularly host industry leaders for networking events and classroom presentations, keeping you connected to a successful business community. You’ll also be able to tap into a powerful network of more than 18,000 Robert B. Willumstad School of Business alumni, many of whom work just over 20 miles away in New York City.
Program Info
Courses & Requirements
Application Requirements
Applicants for the program should submit the following application requirements:
- Graduate application and $50 fee
- Official transcripts from all prior institutions and proof of bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution
- Video statement
- A letter of recommendation from an academic or professional source
- Résumé including internship and work experience related to the program
- Admissions interview (required upon submission)
Additional Requirements
Graduate students officially registered in other divisions of the University may register for course work within the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business only if written permission from the appropriate dean, adviser or chair is presented at registration. It must indicate that the course work taken within the School of Business will count toward degree requirements in the corresponding program. Students registering on a continuing basis under this classification will be considered visiting students.
Graduate students officially registered in a business degree program at another accredited university may register for course work within the Willumstad School of Business if written permission from their appropriate dean, chair or program director is presented at registration.
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Awards & Recognition
Princeton Review
Princeton Review has recognized the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business as a "Best Business School" in their 2020 rankings.
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AACSB Accredited
Adelphi’s Willumstad School of Business has been continuously accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) since 2007. Fewer than 5 percent of the world’s 16,000 schools that confer business degrees have earned the AACSB-International accreditation.
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Abound
Adelphi has been recognized among the nation’s Top Professional Graduate Degree programs by Abound: Grad School for providing affordable and flexible options, accessibility to professors and campus support services, opportunities to accelerate graduation, and prep for sustained career growth.
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Colleges of Distinction
Adelphi University has been recognized as a Career Development College for the exceptional way in which our institution is equipping students with the skills to succeed in their lifelong career journey.
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