Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics online
Improve your skills in applied data, data management and database software development to expand your opportunities as a business leader.
Program Overview
Explore what our online Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics has to offer
Lead your organization as a data-driven decision-maker with an online Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics from Murray State University. Leverage an in-demand skillset when you develop your ability to use predictive and prescriptive analysis; develop, implement and maintain databases and software; and analyze projects from managerial and technical perspectives.
With our state-of-the-art, 100 percent online curriculum, you can strengthen your business analytics expertise while continuing to pursue your career goals as a full-time professional. Gain advanced business analytics knowledge and prepare for leading roles in a variety of settings when you design statistical data analysis, examine complex business data, use advanced spreadsheet functions and manage software for building databases.
At Murray State, your success is our priority. To help you
with background business courses, this online Business Analytics Graduate
Certificate includes free courses in accounting and economics,
which can be completed concurrently with core coursework. No matter your
background, these optional courses empower you with valuable insight in key
areas that improve your business acumen.
The Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business at Murray State University has been continuously accredited by AACSB International (AACSB) since 1981.
Among the Best in the South
Ranked #1 among the "Best Value Schools in the South" by U.S. News & World Report (2025)
Additional benefits of our online graduate certificates in business:
- Our students consistently score above average on ETS® Major Field Tests, reflecting preparedness and confidence in impacting businesses after graduation.
- Our faculty is dedicated to your success both in the program and in the workforce, providing personal attention, advisement and support.
- You will have access to the resources within the Center for Economic and Entrepreneurial Development, which offers workshops, training and consulting services, and more for small-business owners in western Kentucky.
- Our students consistently score above average on ETS® Major Field Tests, reflecting preparedness and confidence in impacting businesses after graduation.
- Our faculty is dedicated to your success both in the program and in the workforce, providing personal attention, advisement and support.
- You will have access to the resources within the Center for Economic and Entrepreneurial Development, which offers workshops, training and consulting services, and more for small-business owners in western Kentucky.
This program will prepare you for careers in business analytics such as:
- Financial Analyst
- Business Analyst
- Database Manager
- Supply Chain Analyst
- Marketing Manager
- Financial Analyst
- Business Analyst
- Database Manager
- Supply Chain Analyst
- Marketing Manager
Graduates of this certificate program will be able to:
- Use a dataset to perform visualization, regression, forecasting, simulation, optimization and risk analysis techniques
- Use appropriate software to design and implement databases
- Use a dataset to perform visualization, regression, forecasting, simulation, optimization and risk analysis techniques
- Use appropriate software to design and implement databases
Also available
Murray State University offers a variety of online graduate certificates in business. Check out all of our graduate certificate online programs.
Tuition
Earn a high-quality Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics for an affordable tuition
Murray State University offers you the opportunity to earn an online certificate with affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition that includes fees.
Tuition breakdown:
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grad Cert – Business Analytics | $581.50 | $1,744.50 | $5,233.50* |
*The tuition rate is subject to annual changes based on approval by the Murray State University Board of Regents and the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Refer to Graduate Tuition Rates for more information on the cost of attendance for Murray State.
Calendar
Mark down these key dates and deadlines
Murray State University online programs are delivered in an accelerated format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year.
Now enrolling:
| Term | Start Date | Application Deadline | Document & Financial Aid Deadline | Priority Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Last Class Day | Term Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2 | 10/15/24 | 10/9/24 | 10/10/24 | 10/11/24 | 10/14/24 | 12/8/24 | 7 weeks |
| Spring 1 | 1/14/25 | 1/8/25 | 1/9/25 | 1/10/25 | 1/13/25 | 3/5/25 | 7 weeks |
| Spring 2 | 3/11/25 | 3/5/25 | 3/6/25 | 3/7/25 | 3/10/25 | 5/6/25 | 7 weeks |
| Summer 1 | 5/12/25 | 5/6/25 | 5/7/25 | 5/8/25 | 5/9/25 | 6/21/25 | 7 weeks |
Admissions
Get started on our streamlined admission process today
At Murray State University, we've streamlined the admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. Please read the requirements for the online Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics, including where to send your transcripts.
The requirements include:
For admission to this online program, domestic students must meet one of the following sets of requirements:
- Master's degree in a relevant field or doctoral-level degree from an accredited institution OR
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with:
- 3.25 GPA, no work experience required
- 3.0 GPA and two years of full-time relevant work experience
- 2.75 – 2.99 GPA and four years of full-time relevant work experience
- Domestic applicants with a 2.74 or below GPA who have extensive work experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the admissions committee and may be required to submit additional documentation, including a GMAT or GRE score.
International students have additional admission requirements. Please see the Academic Bulletin and/or the International Admissions webpage for complete requirements.
Official transcripts, test scores and other documents should be sent from issuing institutions to:
Email address:
Mail address:
Graduate Admissions
Murray State University
B2 Sparks Hall
Murray, KY 42071
Questions? Call 866-906-0541.
Courses
Explore the courses for the online Certificate in Business Analytics
For the business analytics graduate certificate online, you must complete six credit hours of core courses and three credit hours of electives.
Learning Outcomes
- Possess a strong Business Analytics vocabulary.
- Utilize spreadsheet and data visualization software to organize, screen, and preprocess the data.
- Use descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive data analytics tools.
- Understand how and why Business Analytics techniques could be applied to assist business decision making.
- Gain a fundamental understanding of how to construct spreadsheet models for the purposes of conducting quantitative analysis of business problems.
- Demonstrate the ability to interpret analysis results, evaluate alternatives, and to apply basic sensitivity analysis in the support of a managerial decision maker.
Learning Outcomes
- Express database terminology accurately, and design relational databases
- Write SQL queries to manage data and query the database
- Use popular tools to create the structure for a data warehouse
- Extract (E) data from a variety of sources.
- Transform (T) extracted data by adding/removing data as needed
- Loading (L) the database with data after the extraction and transformation processes are completed
- Automate the ETL
- Describe common DWH architectures
- Identify and document the potential business value of an ETL project
Students may choose one of the following:
Learning Outcomes
- Describe computers and programming
- Develop software using conditional and control statements
- Identify and employ appropriate data structures
- Create custom functions
- Manage and manipulate multi-dimensional data
- Read and process data files
- Design and develop object-oriented applications
Learning Outcomes
- Install and use an analytics platform
- Source, clean, visualize, analyze, and present data using an analytics platform
- Create data analytics products
- Communicate the results of a Data Science project in written form.
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