Analytics MBA
Analytics MBA
Program Highlights
A STEM-Designated MBA: The Analytics MBA program holds the STEM designation, setting it apart from ordinary offerings by infusing technology at the forefront of the curriculum. This designation also allows students from outside of the U.S. to be eligible for a 24-month extension of their Optional Practical Training (OPT).
Traditional Business Through the Technology Lens: At Stevens, conventional business disciplines are taught from a technological perspective, ensuring graduates are well-versed in leveraging leading-edge tools and methodologies to drive innovation across all aspects of a business.
AI and Machine Learning are Here to Stay: Students gain an essential understanding and practical application of AI and machine learning, equipping them to take the lead in navigating the fourth industrial revolution and propel industries forward.
Real-World Consulting Experience: The hallmark of the full-time MBA, the Industry Capstone Program, immerses students in consulting engagements with real-world companies. Students and their peers, under faculty mentors, take what they’ve learned in their courses to develop solutions to real business problems and present their recommendations to senior executives. This experience provides students with something they can speak about to hiring managers and recruiters. Open to students across graduate programs, the Industry Capstone Project encourages interdisciplinary collaboration, nurturing diverse perspectives and skill development.
Invaluable Networking Opportunities: Capstone projects partnering with companies, providing students with networking opportunities and allowing them to foster connections that can lead to career advancement.
GMAT/GRE test scores are optional for all master’s programs. Applicants who think that their test scores reflect their potential for success in graduate school may submit scores for consideration.
A New Kind of MBA
The Analytics MBA at Stevens is a STEM program for recent college graduates who have studied a technical discipline, have limited professional experience and want to quickly earn an advanced degree to compete for exciting jobs at the world’s most prestigious companies — where, increasingly, even early-career work requires a master’s.
Here, faculty present traditional themes like strategy, marketing, finance and accounting through an analytical, problem-solving lens, with an emphasis on applying data-intensive methods to industry challenges. And the program’s structure encourages your personal and professional development through career support, mentorship and business immersion.
*A STEM-designated program allows students from outside of the U.S. to be eligible for a 24-month extension of their Optional Practical Training (OPT).
Capstone Experience
No graduate business education is complete without an opportunity to apply what you've learned on a project of consequence. At Stevens, that takes many forms — a consulting assignment with an industry partner, a research project that addresses an industry need, even the chance to nurture your own entrepreneurial venture — and is customized for you, your education and your career aspirations.
The MBA in Analytics at Stevens is a learning lab that reimagines the skills a graduate business degree needs to provide for aspiring leaders in an increasingly digital economy. Coursework is a critical piece of the MBA experience at Stevens, but just as important are the experiential components that will round out the portfolio of skills you’ll use to get the job you most want.
Analytics MBA Careers
Data & Reporting Analyst
Digital Strategist
Financial Analyst
Project Manager
Supply Chain Analyst
Sustainability Analyst
Organizations hiring recent Analytics MBA graduates include companies such as: Deutsche Bank, EY, Goldman Sachs, Honeywell, Merrill Lynch, NJ Devils and more.
Experimental Learning
The MBA in Analytics at Stevens is a learning lab that reimagines the skills a graduate business degree needs to provide for aspiring leaders in an increasingly digital economy. Coursework is a critical piece of the MBA experience at Stevens, but just as important are the experiential components that will round out the portfolio of skills you’ll use to get the job you most want.
Experiential Learning
The Analytics MBA at Stevens is a learning lab that reimagines the skills a graduate business degree needs to provide for aspiring leaders in an increasingly digital economy. Coursework is a critical piece of the MBA experience at Stevens, but just as important are the experiential components that will round out the portfolio of skills you’ll use to get the job you most want.
More about the program
You'll be matched with a mentor who shares your work interests, giving you an invaluable resource as you begin your career — from interviewing tips to identifying companies where you can excel.
INSIDE THE HANLON FINANCIAL SYSTEMS CENTER
The Stevens focus on applied business analytics is something you can’t learn from a textbook. Here, you’ll use tools like Mezzanine, Bloomberg, WRDS and OneTick to think critically about data, collaborate effectively and create dynamic visualizations.
INSIDE THE HANLON FINANCIAL SYSTEMS CENTER
Agility, vision, iteration — even if you don't plan to start a business, these entrepreneurial traits are greatly valued by hiring managers. The program's entrepreneurship lab will challenge you to create a successful product and seek funding.
Curriculum Overview
Program Overview
The Analytics MBA is structured around three areas of greatest need for the leaders of tomorrow's technology-driven organizations, who must be able to speak the language of business, understand how to apply new innovations within business units and across the enterprise, and interpret data to identify trends and make strategic recommendations. Classes give you a broad set of skills that are applicable in any industry.
The curriculum is further enhanced by intensive mentorship and leadership training, ensuring students graduate as well-rounded professionals who understand how the technical and specialized aspects of the company serve as drivers for future growth.
The Analytics MBA isn’t just a classroom experience — it’s a fully immersive, technology-intensive learning lab where you’ll collaborate on group projects, prepare in-depth presentations, develop your personal growth and build real-world experience in the workplace. Frequent collaboration and extracurricular opportunities will help you build a meaningful network with your fellow students that will extend into your professional career.
Foundational Courses
These foundational courses are designed to provide management principles to students from non-business backgrounds who do not have prior training in accounting, finance, and statistics. Students may be exempt from these courses with relevant work history or an undergraduate business degree. Please check with an academic advisor for determination.
These three courses can be taken prior to the start of Analytics MBA classes.
The Analytics MBA program at Stevens is available on campus or fully online.
Language of Business
One of the greatest points of frustration for technical employees is an inability to influence decision-making, as they are unable to translate their findings in ways that resonate with the C-suite. Courses in this block go beyond the basics to give you thorough command of how to understand scientific and technical advances from the viewpoint of a manager who must carefully deploy limited resources to ensure the pursuit of truly innovative developments.
Leadership and Innovation
Courses in this block are designed to work in tandem with the curricular thread of personal development, nurturing aspiring leaders to think critically about problems and creatively about resources in order to attack corporate missions with fearlessness.
Analytical Thinking
Most technical professionals are capable analysts who are most comfortable delving into technical, rather than financial or managerial, challenges. Courses in this block emphasize highly advanced analytics techniques that will teach you the ways successful managers look at and use data in understanding how markets work and making better recommendations to guide the enterprise.
Industry Capstone Program
After completing the rest of the curriculum, students complete the MGT 809 Industry Capstone Program.
This three-credit course trains graduate students in the application of tools and methods used by management consultants to provide advisory services to clients. Students will work on an industry project with a team of their peers. They will scope and plan the underlying project, develop a statement of work, and design and deliver status update presentations. Students will learn how to facilitate meetings with different groups of stakeholders over the course of the project, manage client expectations, and apply their disciplinary and technical knowledge to the project.
Meet the Program Director
Brian Rothschild currently works as Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies as well as the Senior Director of Management Programs at Stevens Institute of Technology School of Business. He has been in higher education for over 30 years in both technology and business education. Brian has worked extensively in business process reengineering as well as running international and domestic conferences. Brian has a passion for helping students in every aspect of their life as they begin their careers or are using education to move up the corporate ladder faster.
Brian earned his doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, an MS in Educational Psychology from Fordham University and a MBA in Organizational Behavior and a BA in Economics from Iona University.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is An Analytics MBA?
The Analytics MBA combines the core principles of business administration with a deep focus on data analytics. Throughout the program, students learn how to apply data-driven techniques to solve business problems and make informed decisions. The Analytics MBA equips graduates with the ability to bridge the gap between business strategy and data analysis allowing them to use predictive models, machine learning and data visualization to optimize organizational performance.
In a world driven by data, an Analytics MBA offers students a competitive edge by providing the tools and knowledge to leverage data for strategic decision-making and operational improvement.
What Do Analytics MBA Graduates Do?
Graduates of an Analytics MBA program are skilled in both business leadership and data analysis. They collect, analyze and interpret data to help companies make informed decisions. Common responsibilities include developing predictive models, analyzing trends and creating data-driven strategies to improve efficiency and profitability.
Analytics MBA graduates often work closely with executive teams to translate data-driven insights into actionable business strategies. Their unique combination of business and analytical skills makes them essential for organizations that rely on data to drive their success.
Admission Requirements
Application Deadlines
The Analytics MBA is available for full- and part-time students. Full-time applications are accepted in three distinct cycles. To be considered for admission, all materials must be submitted by the deadline.
Application cycle | Application deadline | Application decision | Acceptance deadline |
Priority | Oct. 15 | Dec. 1 | Jan. 15 |
Standard | Jan. 15 | March 1 | Included in admission offer |
Final | April 15 | May 1 | June 1 |
Part-time applications to this program are accepted on a rolling basis.
Admission Criteria
Admission to the Analytics MBA is highly competitive. To be considered for this program, your application must include the following.