Enhance your Marquette MBA with a Business and Managerial Analytics specialization. Across industries, professionals with knowledge, skills, and experience in analytics and data-informed decision-making are increasingly in demand.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that “employment of operations research analysts is expected to grow 23% from 2022 to 2032, much faster than the average for all occupations”.
"Analytics and data-driven decisions are now part of every department and discipline in companies of all sizes. Analytics- and data science-related positions are still tops on recruiters' lists, and demand is still outpacing supply. There's no better time to integrate additional data analytics skills into our MBA program through the Business and Managerial Analytics specialization."
Scott Rex, Co-director of the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute
The Business and Managerial Analytics (BMAN) specialization is completed within MBA core curriculum and elective courses. Specialization courses include: Business Analytics, technical skills courses, Data Analysis and many electives. See the bulletin under specializations for more details!
The Graduate School of Management is excited to announce new Graduate Assistantships for students pursuing the MBA-BMAN. Thanks to support from the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI), starting in fall 2025, NMDSI graduate assistantships will be available for students pursuing the MBA through full-time enrollment. Within GA roles, students will provide college support - often supporting faculty research - for 10 hours per week within the fall and spring semester and will receive 9 credits of tuition scholarship and a $10,000 stipend. Contact gsm@marquette.edu for more details
Requirements: Admission requirements for the MBA with the Business and Managerial Analytics specialization are identical to the MBA and MBA Online.
Online Application: Students interested in pursuing the MBA with the Business and Managerial Analytics specialization should specify this interest within their application to the Marquette MBA. Within the “Program of Interest” section of the online application, please select the “Business and Managerial Analytics (STEM Designation)” pull-down option in response to the specialization prompt (image below).
The MBA with BMAN specialization is STEM designated. International graduates may be eligible to apply for 36 months of optional practical training (OPT).
If you have been admitted to the MBA or MBA Online and wish to pursue the MBA with Business and Managerial Analytics specialization, please contact your advisor. Your advisor and Marquette admissions staff will support next steps to transition your MBA application and CheckMarq enrollment from the MBA program to the MBA with Business and
Review scheduling pathways for 3, 4 and 5 semester completion options. Schedules differ based on the number of Business Essentials courses required.
