Choose it if you want to build the analysis rather than commission it. The courses that matter are the ones with a statistics prerequisite, so read the course list before the brochure: a concentration that stops at dashboards is a different degree from one that reaches regression and modeling.
A business analytics concentration adds statistics, data management and modeling to the MBA core, for managers who want to make decisions from data rather than hand the analysis off. The programs below are the online MBAs whose schools list a business analytics concentration with AACSB, ordered by their national score. The score describes the whole
MBA, since neither federal earnings nor AACSB tuition is reported for a single concentration;
the concentration tells you what the program lets you specialize in. Program summaries on the
cards come from each school's own online MBA page.
The Top 10 Online MBA Programs In Business Analytics
Rank#1
Score70.6
University of Nebraska
Nebraska MBA
Online MBA in business analytics · Lincoln, Nebraska · Public · AACSB business and accounting
Admitted students receive a Strengths-Based Leadership Assessment with one-on-one faculty coaching, and can join an optional one-week summer residency in Lincoln.
Read more about University of Nebraska
The 48-credit-hour program combines 10 core classes (30 hours) with six elective classes (18 hours), taught fully online in 8-week sessions. There are no set login times: students complete weekly assignments on their own schedule, some professors add optional live Zoom sessions that are archived, and most students finish in 18 to 36 months. Students can specialize in areas such as Business Analytics, Finance, HR, Marketing and Supply Chain Management.
A GMAT, GMAT Focus Edition or GRE score is optional, and applicants are strongly encouraged to have at least three years of post-graduate professional experience that includes decision-making responsibilities. Students can apply for fall, spring or summer and show statistics competency through a free online course before the advanced quantitative classes. Applicants name three references, all supervisors or professors, rather than sending letters of recommendation.
The MBA is built from three stackable certificates: a required graduate certificate in business administration plus two more that students choose and take in any order.
Read more about Saint Joseph's University
The 36-credit MBA can be finished in as little as one year; full-time study averages 1 to 2 years and part-time study 2 to 2.5 years. Students can study 100% online, on campus or in a mix of both, and the fully online option has no residency requirements. New students may enroll in the fall, spring or summer semester.
Every student completes the graduate certificate in business administration, with courses in management, finance, business intelligence & analytics and marketing, then adds two certificates in similar or different disciplines. Admission requires a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with a demonstrated record of academic success, and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. The program is designed for working professionals, who can also stop and start, earning certificates as they need them.
Eleven concentration choices include one built for people working in the engineering industry and an HR track that prepares students for the SHRM Assurance of Learning Certificate.
Read more about University of North Alabama
The MBA is delivered 100 percent online with five start dates a year, and students finish in 12 to 18 months full time or 18 to 24 months part time. Everyone completes the 25-credit MBA Core, then adds a concentration or selects three electives (9 credits) to build a custom path.
Admission typically calls for a bachelor's degree or equivalent and a minimum 2.50 GPA, with no GMAT required, although requirements can vary by concentration and professional experience. Up to six semester hours of graduate credit may transfer in, and applicants with six to eight years of business experience can take the Executive concentration.
The online MBA comes in 15 concentrations, including Aerospace Logistics, Native American Leadership and Safety, and requires no GMAT for admission.
Read more about Southeastern Oklahoma State University
The MBA in General Business requires 24 credit hours of core courses and 6 credit hours of specialty courses, chosen as two graduate-level courses at the 5000 level or above. Core coursework covers finance, accounting, economics, behavioral management, research and data analysis, and students build skills through applied business projects and a course covering all aspects of entrepreneurship. The program can be completed in as few as 12 months, and its calendar lets students start soon after applying.
Applicants qualify with a bachelor's degree and a 3.0 GPA overall or in the last 60 semester hours, or with a 2.5 overall GPA (or 2.75 in the last 60 hours) combined with either three years of continuous professional work experience or an application portfolio, each with the program coordinator's approval. The program is built for both business and non-business graduates. Those without a business degree can satisfy prerequisites online through four 1-week leveling courses.
Specializations such as Artificial Intelligence for Business Analytics and Sustainability are offered online, and no GMAT is required for applicants holding a U.S. bachelor's degree.
Read more about University of South Dakota
The MBA is offered at the Vermillion campus, in Sioux Falls and online, and students have access to the same faculty wherever they take classes. Specializations listed as online include Business Analytics, Health Services Administration, Marketing, and Operations and Supply Chain Management.
No GMAT is required for students who hold a bachelor's degree from a U.S. college or university. The program emphasizes decision making, data analysis and social responsibility, faculty provide one-on-one advising, and the online option is aimed at working professionals who value flexibility.
A globally themed core, from Economics for the Global Executive to Global Strategic Marketing, leads to a capstone, Global Strategic Management, taken in the final semester.
Read more about The University of Memphis
The OMBA totals 36 credit hours: 10 three-credit core courses plus two graduate electives offered by the Fogelman College. Students who work full time typically take two courses (6 hours) per semester, and the college estimates 6 to 9 hours of study time per week for each course.
Applicants need a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and a GPA of at least 2.75, and those meeting one of several criteria, such as a 3.0 undergraduate GPA from another school, a U.S. graduate degree, or five or more years managing at least 10 direct reports, do not need the GRE or GMAT. The program is built for students without time to attend classes in person, and its current students average 5 to 7 years of work experience.
People, data and technology recur as threads across courses and business challenges instead of standing alone as topics, in a part-time MBA completed entirely online.
Read more about Drexel University
The Part-Time Online MBA is completed entirely online and includes required coursework in finance, legal frameworks and data privacy, management, marketing strategy and supply chain management. Concentrations span emerging technology, analytics, finance, marketing and leadership, among them Applied AI in Business and Financial Analytics and Valuation, and students can also build a customized concentration with an academic advisor. Drexel moves from quarters to semesters in Fall 2027, and students starting in Spring 2027 begin under the quarter-based calendar.
GMAT and GRE scores are not required, although applicants may submit them to be considered for additional merit scholarships; all applicants need a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. The program is built for working professionals who want to advance or change careers, with team-based projects and cases that mirror cross-functional decision-making. Those who want in-person time in Philadelphia can choose the separate Part-Time Hybrid MBA.
Students can point the capstone at an issue in their own workplace, an independent research project or a startup proposal, and they also build a personal strategic plan.
Read more about William Paterson University
Courses are 100% online and delivered in an accelerated format with multiple start dates each year, and the MBA can be earned in as few as 12 months. The general track requires 15 credit hours of core courses (including the capstone), three credit hours of concentration courses and 12 credit hours of electives, and concentrations include Environmental, Social, and Governance; Healthcare Economics and Management; and Sales Strategy.
Admission requires an undergraduate degree plus a 3.0 GPA, a 2.75 GPA with two years of professional supervisory experience, or a 2.75 GPA with a qualifying GMAT or GRE score. Students without a B or better in the undergraduate business foundation courses may need up to nine additional credits but can start the MBA core while taking them.
The STEM-designated program pairs small, synchronous online seminars each week with required multi-day in-person residentials.
Read more about University of California, Davis
The 72-unit program can be completed in as little as 24 months, with four start dates a year (fall, winter, spring and summer). Students take 10 core courses plus electives, and concentrations are offered in Business Analytics, Finance and Accounting, Leadership, and Marketing. Self-paced video lectures and case studies are combined with live online classes scheduled outside of standard business hours.
GMAT and GRE scores are optional, and admissions decisions weigh professional experience and leadership potential alongside a resume, personal statements, professional recommendations and transcripts. The format is designed for working professionals. In the Integrated Management Project capstone, students work on the executive team of a simulated startup, where they formulate and defend a strategic vision.
The fully online format mixes asynchronous work with live virtual sessions and cohort-based core classes, and students can add up to two concentrations.
Read more about Montclair State University
Montclair's online MBA combines 3-credit and 1.5-credit courses delivered 100% online, taken at a pace of 3 to 6 credits per 8-week term. Most students finish in about two years, and an optional faculty-led international study trip is available.
No GMAT or GRE is required, and admission is rolling, with applications due at least one week before the semester starts. The degree is STEM-designated, and the same MBA is also offered full time and as a weeknight hybrid.
Online MBA in business analytics programs, ranked 11 onward
#
School
State
Tuition
Earnings, year one
Score
National rank
11
Hofstra University
NY
$64,252
$106,517
50.1
152
12
The University of New Mexico
NM
$34,615
$78,529
46.0
175
13
Texas Wesleyan University
TX
$31,080
$75,769
45.3
179
14
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
CO
$39,030
$83,829
45.0
183
15
Oregon State University
OR
$53,580
$89,393
44.4
188
16
Henderson State University
AR
$12,474
$55,637
44.3
190
17
Wayne State University
MI
$64,184
$93,398
43.4
195
18
Clayton State University
GA
$13,206
$55,163
43.4
196
19
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
NC
$17,339
$62,101
43.2
198
20
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
NC
$41,755
$83,385
42.7
200
21
University of Baltimore
MD
$49,980
$87,365
42.6
201
22
University of North Texas
TX
$37,660
$78,816
42.0
206
23
Texas Woman's University
TX
$35,538
$74,153
38.5
230
24
Valparaiso University
IN
$30,813
$69,833
37.5
236
25
Jacksonville University
FL
$32,400
$70,617
35.8
251
26
University of Alaska Fairbanks
AK
$45,638
$75,510
31.2
263
27
Stevens Institute of Technology
NJ
$85,656
$80,490
29.7
264
28
Nova Southeastern University
FL
$55,864
$68,274
18.3
282
What Management Analysts Earn
BLS reports a median of $101,860 for management analysts , across 898,280 jobs nationally.
The range is wide: $60,640 at the 10th percentile and $171,640 at the 90th, so the median is a midpoint, not a promise. These figures come from the May 2025 wage survey and describe the occupation, not graduates
of any program. MBA salaries by occupation compares the other
roles MBA graduates move into, and how to become a management consultant sets out what the job itself asks for.
Analytics Programs Listed Without A Score
These schools also report a business analytics concentration to AACSB but lack one of the two
figures the ranking needs.
Lander UniversitySC$16,455
Longwood UniversityVA$12,648
Missouri Southern State UniversityMO$24,660
Common Questions About The Analytics Concentration
What is the best online MBA in business analytics?
On this ranking, University of Nebraska, which is 22nd of 286 online MBAs nationally and reports a business analytics concentration to AACSB. Saint Joseph's University and University of North Alabama follow. The scores describe the whole MBA: federal earnings and AACSB tuition figures are not reported for individual concentrations.
What is the cheapest online MBA with a business analytics concentration?
Among ranked programs, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, which reports $11,730 in whole-program tuition to AACSB. The median across the 28 ranked programs offering business analytics is $35,157.
What can you do with an MBA in business analytics?
The most direct federal occupation is management analysts, where BLS reports a median of $101,860 (May 2025), against $105,770 for general and operations managers. Those are occupation figures; federal data does not report pay by degree or concentration.
Sources For The Online MBA In Business Analytics Ranking
Accreditation, online MBA offerings, concentrations and tuition: AACSB's list of accredited schools, retrieved September 21, 2026. Program details on that list are reported to AACSB by each school.
Graduate earnings and debt: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study file (Most-Recent-Cohorts-Field-of-Study_06102026.zip), business master's in CIP 52.01 and 52.02.
Institution identifiers: IPEDS, used to match each AACSB school to its federal records.