Value Colleges has named Bentley University’s Master of Science in Business Analytics number 12 in its national rankings of Top 50 Best Value Big Data Graduate Programs of 2016.
In determining the rankings, Value Colleges examined regionally accredited colleges and universities, taking into account Payscale’s 2015-16 College Salary Report, U.S. News & World Report’s rankings, and the institution’s actual cost (reported from institution website) as key metrics. This methodology was aimed at providing “a trustworthy balance of educational quality with affordability and job marketability, making every college and university on our list a best value.”
Value Colleges’ ranking on Bentley University praised the MSBA program:
“Business is what Bentley University is all about, ever since its founding as an accounting school a century ago. Bentley has not stayed in the past, though; their nationally-ranked, top 10 graduate programs explicitly focus on the transformative power of technology in business, with specializations in areas such as human factors, marketing analytics, and more. That commitment to the future of business includes a Master’s in Business Analytics that prepares graduates for work in business data, and Bentley’s reputation in the Boston and greater New England area means graduates will find their degree worth quite a bit more than the sticker price. With a healthy mix of traditional-aged students and working adults, some with more than 10 years of experience, Bentley gives students a realistic picture of work.”
Bentley’s MSBA program continues the university’s long tradition of training analytics professionals at the graduate level, providing the valuable tools needed to succeed in this emerging field. The Bentley MSBA offers strong, hands-on exposure to key analytics methods through a core curriculum. On top of this foundation, candidates are able to choose to focus on specific domain areas of interest, such as business processes, finance, management or economics. MSBA candidates at Bentley develop skills in advanced statistics, machine learning and data mining, plus programming and data management. In addition, they hone their presentation, communication and data visualization skills, and gain a better understanding of how to leverage analytics for business decisions.
Not surprisingly, Bentley graduates are among those top employers seek out when they’re hiring. Typical job placements include financial institutions such as Bank of America and Fidelity Investments, health care organizations such as Partners HealthCare, database marketing and market research firms such as Digitas, Epsilon, Calexus and Predilytics, analytics groups in leading corporations such as Deloitte, and consulting firms such as the Boston Consulting Group, D50 Media, Chadwick, Martin and Bailey.