Wichita State's programs in analytics are designed to elevate your career prospects in a high-demand field. WSU offers six undergraduate and eight graduate programs that let you focus on a path of study that best fits your career goals.
Undergraduate Programs
Business Analytics
The dual/accelerated Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) to Master of Science in Business Analytics (MS) from Wichita State's AACSB-accredited Barton School of Business will prepare you for graduate work in business analytics through a coordinated program leading to both degrees.
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Mathematics - Data Science
Bachelor of Science (BS) in mathematics — data science emphasis introduces you to the high-growth fields of digital information and big data. This degree prepares your mathematics foundation in data analysis for further study in data science degrees at the master's level.
Data Science
The dual/accelerated Bachelor of Science (BS) to Master of Science in Data Science (MS) will prepare you for a high-paying, high-demand career in fields like machine learning and artificial intelligence
Applied Data Analysis
This 14-credit-hour certificate was developed through collaboration with industry leaders, ensuring that students learn the subjects they most need to be successful in today’s job market.
Data and Web Security
WSU's certificate in data and web security equips students with a broad and practical understanding of data and web security—as well as management information systems—to solve real-world computing challenges.
Cybersecurity Essentials
WSU's cybersecurity essentials certificate gives students a broad and practical understanding of cybersecurity—including networking, computer hardware, internet of things, operating systems, security and python programming.
Graduate Programs
Data Analysis
Emphasis on mathematics and statistics foundational to algorithms and predictive models.
MBA in Business Analytics and Information Management
Geared toward corporate data analysis, decision-making and business performance management.
Applied Economics - Data Analytics Concentration
The data analysis option is ideal for students who wish to combine data analytics with economic analysis.
Graduate Certificate Programs
Courses grouped to address a special topic — equipping you with career-boosting knowledge and skills.
MS in Business Analytics
W. Frank Barton School of Business
To survive in today's economy companies and organizations increasingly need to make data-driven decisions. There is high demand for employees with analytics skills that can be applied to any discipline in business (finance, accounting, operations, supply chain, marketing, human resources and more).
With Wichita State's affordable, multi-disciplinary degree you will:
- Study how to collect big data from multiple sources, mine it to get insights, then visualize it to help with optimal business decision making
- Understand how to apply the mathematical, statistical, machine learning, and artificial intelligence algorithms to solve business problems
- Learn how deploy a complete analytics solution to a business problem — from data collection to communicating findings to stakeholders.
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ALSO OFFERED: Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics
This 12-credit-hour certificate consists of four courses chosen from the areas of business intelligence, statistical methods, forecasting, modeling, and database planning and management.
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W. Frank Barton School of Business
The AACSB-accredited Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Wichita State's Barton School of Business supplements the MBA core courses that discuss how managers and executives make their decisions in different business functions. This track trains managers to develop and maintain a culture of evidence/fact based decision-making in the organization.
As a Barton MBA student, you’ll pay the area’s most affordable tuition and enjoy flexible evening classes. Open the door to new possibilities and take the next step in your career with an MBA from Wichita State's Barton School.
MA in Applied Economics - Data Analytics track
W. Frank Barton School of Business
Master of Arts (MA) in applied economics from Wichita State’s AACSB-accredited Barton School of Business provides students with analytical skills useful in decision-making and a broader understanding of the overall economic environment.
MS in Data Science
College of Engineering
There is global demand for expertise in "big data" as analysis of large data sets revolutionizes decision-making and strategic planning in business, industry, government and education. Wichita State's Master's in Data Science builds a the background and experience you'll need to become a professional in this evolving field.
With Wichita State's affordable, hands-on degree you will:
- Understand the intricacies, scope and implementational possibilities of algorithms and deep learning.
- Build marketable skills in data-mining techniques and database development.
- Be prepared for a high-paying, high-demand career in fields like machine learning and artificial intelligence
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ALSO OFFERED: Graduate Certificate in Computational Data Science
This 12-credit-hour certificate provides a strong understanding of fundamental data science principles and their application, including in-depth knowledge about data science tools, analytical workflows, machine learning algorithms and predictive modeling.
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Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Wichita State is proud to offer the Master of Science in Mathematical Foundation of Data Analysis — the first interdisciplinary data science master’s program in Kansas with an emphasis on a mathematical foundation. This degree prepares you for a variety of high-paying, high-demand careers in private, government and nonprofit sectors and allows working data science professionals to increase their skills.
With Wichita State's affordable, interdisciplinary degree you will:
- Gain a mastery of the mathematics and statistics behind data science algorithms and methods.
- Study data science perspectives and applications in business and engineering to learn how methods are applied to real-world situations.
- Learn to communicate the principles of data science statistics and analytics and assist with the design and implementation of data systems
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ALSO OFFERED:Graduate Certificate in Mathematical Foundations of Data Analytics
The certificate consists of 15 credit hours, including two required courses—Introduction to Data Analytics and Data Analytics Capstone—and three electives based on your academic and career goals.
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