Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Business Analytics

The Master in Business Administration with a specialization in Business Analytics is taking complex data, analyzing statistics, and finding eye-opening insights that help organizations of all types make informed, data decisions. Courses in data mining, enterprise analytics, data warehousing and visualization will help you dissect business problems and opportunities.

The MBA Specialization in Business Analytics allows students to choose three electives from among the courses available in the Master of Science in Business Analytics program. These courses prepare managers in all contexts to solve problems which require the application of sophisticated business analytics techniques. Topics include R and Python, data visualization, data mining, decision modeling and optimization methods, machine learning, text mining, social media analytics, health information analytics, information security analytics, spreadsheet modeling, and enterprise analytics. These courses heavily emphasize hands-on skills in data analytics, using cases and examples drawn from real-world organizations in many domains.

New Opportunities for the 21st Century

Innovation. Opportunity. Purpose. Careers. That’s what the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is about. With campuses throughout the Valley, UTRGV empowers successful futures, enhances daily life, and lets our region shine as a global innovator in higher education, bilingual education, health education, biomedical research, and emerging technology that inspires positive change.

TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was reimagined as a university for the entire Rio Grande Valley in 2015. It is currently one of the largest Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the nation. This strategic plan is a starting point for the university’s continued development and will provide direction over the next five years to further shape UTRGV’s identity.