M.S. in Business Administration: Business Analytics
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Pamplin College of Business • Virginia Tech
Become a high-impact
business analytics leader.
Virginia Tech’s MSBA – Business Analytics is an intensive 12-month, 30-credit master’s program built around a 9-month corporate capstone. Graduate ready to lead with data.
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The MSBA – Business Analytics is a full-time, 12-month, 30-credit program on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus, built around a 9-month corporate capstone. Request information to learn about the application process, admission deadlines, upcoming events, and more.
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The MSBA-BA at a glance.
The MSBA – Business Analytics is a full-time, cohort-based master’s program on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus. Here are the essentials.
An efficient program designed to teach you skills and get you employed — in twelve months.
A balanced 15-credit business core and 15-credit analytics core, including two capstone courses.
View the coursesTeams of 4–5 spend nine months on a real strategic problem for sponsors like NASA, Leidos, and Norfolk Southern — including at least two on-site visits.
See capstone projectsBig enough to build a real network. Small enough for dedicated, individualized coaching by faculty.
Meet the cohortsA full-time, in-person experience on Virginia Tech’s flagship campus in the heart of the New River Valley.
97.5% of Class of 2025 graduates were employed, with a median salary of $82,000.
Career Outcomes
Where our graduates go.
Individualized career coaching, introductions to hiring managers, and a nine-month corporate capstone prepare our graduates for what comes next. Placement, salary, and bonus figures are Class of 2025 outcomes.
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Grant Bommer, Cohort 6, on the program and where it took him.
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Attend an upcoming info session, admission Q&A, or schedule a conversation with our team to see if the MSBA–Business Analytics program might fit your life.
Why MSBA – Business Analytics
Why students choose the MSBA-BA.
Four things set this program apart.
All Majors Welcome
You don’t need a tech degree to get in. Past cohorts include students with backgrounds in engineering, music, fashion merchandising, public policy, and more. Applicants should have basic skills in statistics, programming, and database management — gaps don’t rule you out, but should be addressed before the program starts.
Open to every discipline See admission requirementsReal Technical Depth
Statistical inference, regression, business intelligence platforms, marketing analytics — you’ll get hands-on with the tools analysts actually use on the job.
Analytics + business fluency Explore the curriculum9-Month Corporate Capstone
The capstone is the heartbeat of this program. Your team spends nine months solving a real strategic problem for a corporate sponsor — with on-site visits and a final consulting presentation. Sponsors have included NASA, Leidos, and Norfolk Southern.
Centerpiece experience See capstone projectsCareer Coaching & Placement
Faculty and industry mentors provide individualized support across your job search — resume preparation, interview coaching, career counseling, networking strategy, offer negotiations, and targeted introductions to hiring managers. The Class of 2025 posted a 97.5% placement rate.
97.5% placement See Class of 2025 outcomesBy the numbers
Career outcomes that speak for themselves.
Pamplin business master's graduates don't just earn degrees — their outcomes are competitive with some of the best business programs in the country.
Estimates for Virginia Tech master's graduates in Business Administration, Management and Operations, adjusted for the risk of not completing the degree. Rankings compare 843 business master's programs and 10,171 master's programs in all fields. Source: FREOPP Graduate ROI Database (2024) (opens in a new tab), based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.
Curriculum
Inside the 30-credit curriculum.
The curriculum is split evenly between a business foundation and an analytics specialization, with a 9-month capstone weaving through both. Prerequisite knowledge in statistics, programming, and database management is expected — but we welcome all undergraduate majors.
Two capstone courses integrate everything you learn. Your team delivers a professional consulting report and formal presentation to your corporate sponsor.
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