M.S.B.A. Careers

Companies today have to work hard to find great analytics staff.
Fordham is making their task easier.

Graduates of the Master of Science in Business Analytics (M.S.B.A.) program at the Gabelli School of Business have the technical expertise employers are looking for and the managerial skills they truly value.

In addition to mastering the models, methods, and tools of data-driven business analytics, Fordham M.S.B.A. graduates have the depth of understanding to recommend strategic changes. It’s the right mix of skills for the analytics job market.

Job opportunities

The M.S.B.A. degree prepares students for careers in data-driven industries such as banking, consumer products, energy, government, health care, insurance, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals, and consulting companies. Typical jobs include:

  • Associate/Senior Associate
  • Bi Developer
  • Big Data Analyst/Consultant
  • Business Analyst
  • Business Intelligence Consultant
  • Business Performance Analyst
  • Compliance Reporting
  • Consultant – Analytics
  • Content Analyst
  • Credit Card Fraud Detection
  • Data Architect
  • Data Mining Analyst/Engineer
  • Data Scientist
  • Data Warehousing Analyst/Specialist
  • Database Analyst/Consultant
  • DevOps Engineer
  • Director of Analytics
  • Forensics/Aml
  • Information Assurance
  • Manager of Analytics
  • Metrics Analyst
  • Practice Director – Analytics
  • Predictive Modeler
  • Risk Analyst
  • Senior Consultant – Analytics
  • Text Analyst
  • Web Analyst

Proven success

Our graduates have been hired for business analytics positions in top international firms, including:

  • Aetna
  • Bloomberg
  • Amazon
  • Cognizant
  • Deloitte
  • EY
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • IBM
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • KPMG
  • Morgan Stanley
  • PwC
  • Tesla

Select platforms and tools in curriculum include:

  • Alteryx
  • AWS
  • Cloudera
  • DevOps tools (e.g., on Azure)
  • Google Big Query
  • Hadoop/MapReduce
  • Intel AI Academy
  • Keras
  • Microsoft Azure
  • MongoDB
  • NoSQL
  • Nvidia
  • QlikSense
  • Oracle
  • Python
  • Pytorch
  • R Programming
  • SAS
  • Scikit-Learn
  • Spotfire
  • SPSS Modeler
  • SPSS Text Analytics
  • Tableau
  • TensorFlow
  • Theano