Business Analytics

Learn how to turn data into smart decisions. Develop the skills to analyze information, uncover insights, and guide strategy across industries.

About Our Business Analytics Degrees

General Information

Program Expectations

Our business analytics degree program offers students the chance to learn analytics software from the ground up. Students grow the skills to make confident decisions while helping to drive operational efficiency within a business setting.

This bachelor-level degree program in business analytics is intended to be a four-year course of study with a cooperative education experience or internship built-in. Valpo graduates with a bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics will enter the workforce with a unique skillset that helps businesses mitigate risk, increase efficiency, and gain new insights.

Degree Career Opportunities

Various industries rely on individuals with a degree in business analytics to make key business decisions. Just a few include:

Sports management
Consulting
Finance
Health care
Hospitality

Educational Outcomes

The business analytics major at Valpo provides students with the tools to predict trends, as well as synthesize and distribute intelligence in exciting new ways, harnessing skills for which there is a high and growing demand in the field.

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Program Requirements

Foundation

All College of Business majors begin with two core groups of courses:

The General Education Core (56 credits)
The Business Core (38 credits)

Program Requirements

Major

This 27-credit business administration minor program includes at least one course in each discipline taught at the College of Business.

Major Requirements
BAN 340	Statistics for Decision Making	3 Cr.
BAN 370	Visual Effects	3 Cr.
BAN 315	Analytical Modeling	3 Cr.
BAN 330	Database Management Systems	3 Cr.
BAN 440	Machine Learning	3 Cr.
BAN 470	Business Analytics Practicum	3 Cr.
Total:		18 Cr.

Free Electives (Note 1): The credit count for free electives varies based on 3 or 4 credit classes chosen in General Education requirements. Students must reach 124 Cr. to graduate.

Major field requirement: 6 Cr.

Two non-core business courses numbered above 300

Grand Total: 124 Cr.

Minor

The minor in business analytics requires 18-19 credit hours and is designed for students who want to sharpen their skills in the effective use of data. The concepts and processes taught in the coursework are applicable beyond the field of business analysis, offering students in any field an introduction to the basics of data management and quantitative analysis. This minor is open to all majors at Valparaiso University.

Minor Requirements		Min 18-19 Cr.
BAN 330	Database Management Systems	3 Cr.
BAN 440	Machine Learning	3 Cr.
BUS 115	Business Applications/Decision-Making	3 Cr.
BAN 340	Statistics for Decision Making	3 Cr.
	One course from the following options:
STAT 140	General Statistics	3 Cr.
STAT 240	Statistical Analysis	3 Cr.
PSY 201	Statistical Methods	3 Cr.
BUS 205	Business Statistics	3 Cr.
	One course from the following options:
BAN 315	Analytical Modeling	3 Cr.
BAN 370	Visual Effects	3 Cr.
BAN 470	Business Analytics Practicum	3 Cr.
GEO 215	Intro to Geographic Info Systems, Systems	4 Cr.

Practical Experience

In addition to the required courses outlined below, each student in the program is required to complete one of the following:

A Cooperative Education experience combining full-time professional, paid work experience with academic coursework, or
An Internship

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Program Rankings & Highlights

Top 5%

of business schools worldwide with AACSB accreditation

96%

of grads are employed or attending grad school

100%

of students take part in internships

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Business Analytics

“Data analytics frequently prompts the creation of new jobs. Take data translators, for example; they collaborate with a company’s management team and data scientists. McKinsey Global Institute projects that the demand for translators will reach two to four million by 2026 in the U.S. alone!“

— Associate Professor Coleen Wilder

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“The Valpo College of Business encouraged entrepreneurial thinking, allowed me to take on leadership opportunities and taught me valuable marketing strategies. All of these things helped prepare me to go into business for myself as a Real Estate Agent. I’m proud to say that Valpo is part of my story.”

— Molly (Mullins) Babczak ’11

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