About this MicroMasters
Columbia’s MicroMasters program in Business Analytics will empower learners with the skills, insights and understanding to improve business performance using data, statistical and quantitative analysis, and explanatory and predictive modelling to help make actionable decisions.
The curriculum is designed to provide learners with a series of courses that emphasizes the use of statistical analysis, computing tools, and mathematical models to predict the outcomes of various business decisions, and identify the best implementation.
These courses are instructional-led and each course has 10-12 weeks of lecture plus an additional final exam week. If you are interested in completing the full MicroMasters program on edX, there is no time limit in which you must complete all the courses in the program. Currently, the courses are offered twice a year, in the spring and fall term.
For those who are interested in applying for an M.S. degree at Columbia University, you must complete this MicroMasters program within 2 years of the start date of the first course in order to include MicroMasters certificate in your application package. For example, if you aim to apply for 2021 Fall M.S. program, you have to earn the MicroMasters Program certificate by 2021 February admission deadline.
What you'll learn
- Apply methods, tools, and software for acquiring, managing/storing, and accessing structured and unstructured data
- Prepare data for statistical analysis, perform basic exploratory and descriptive analysis, and apply statistical techniques to analyze data
- Apply descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics to business modeling and decision-making
- Demonstrate orally, and in writing, the ability to explain complex analytical models and results
| From | Columbia University, ColumbiaX, University of Virginia, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton via edX |
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| Hours | 447 |
| Instructors | Vineet Goyal, Costis Maglaras, Rajkumar Venkatesan, Omar Besbes, Adam Elmachtoub, Daniel Guetta, Hardeep Johar, Kamel Jedidi, Asim Ansari, Raghu Iyengar |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business Data Science |
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An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
BUSINESS ANALYTICS SPECIALIST - ENTERPRISE ANALYTICS $53k
Sales Analyst, Business Analytics $69k
Clinical & Business Analytics $73k
Clinical & Business Analytics 2 $74k
Business Information Analyst, Business Analytics $89k
Business Analytics & Advanced Analytics $90k
Business Support & Analytics $102k
Business Analyst-Business Analytics $104k
Business Analytics - IT Engineer 2 $108k
Business Analytics Consulting $130k
Head of Business Analytics $196k
Business Analytics Architect $277k
Courses in this MicroMasters
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Data is the lifeblood of an organization. Competency in programming is an essential skill for successfully extracting information and knowledge from data. The goal of this course... edX | Columbia University, ColumbiaX |
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Data, Models and Decisions in Business Analytics In today’s world, managerial decisions are increasingly based on data-driven models and analysis using statistical and optimization methods that have dramatically changed the way... edX | Columbia University, ColumbiaX |
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Organizations large and small are inundated with data about consumer choices. But that wealth of information does not always translate into better decisions. Knowing how to... Coursera | University of Virginia |
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Marketers want to understand and forecast how customers purchase products and services and how they respond to marketing initiatives. Learn how analytics help businesses drive... edX | Columbia University, ColumbiaX |
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Marketing Analytics: Data Tools and Techniques Businesses today have access to an increasingly large amount of detailed customer data, and this influx of data is only going to continue. Combined with a detailed history of... edX | The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton |
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How do airlines decide when to increase ticket prices? Should a hotel charge less per night for a long stay than a short one? Why do some software companies bundle very different... edX | Columbia University, ColumbiaX |
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| From | Columbia University, ColumbiaX, University of Virginia, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton via edX |
|---|---|
| Hours | 447 |
| Instructors | Vineet Goyal, Costis Maglaras, Rajkumar Venkatesan, Omar Besbes, Adam Elmachtoub, Daniel Guetta, Hardeep Johar, Kamel Jedidi, Asim Ansari, Raghu Iyengar |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business Data Science |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
BUSINESS ANALYTICS SPECIALIST - ENTERPRISE ANALYTICS $53k
Sales Analyst, Business Analytics $69k
Clinical & Business Analytics $73k
Clinical & Business Analytics 2 $74k
Business Information Analyst, Business Analytics $89k
Business Analytics & Advanced Analytics $90k
Business Support & Analytics $102k
Business Analyst-Business Analytics $104k
Business Analytics - IT Engineer 2 $108k
Business Analytics Consulting $130k
Head of Business Analytics $196k
Business Analytics Architect $277k
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