Master of Business Analytics and AI
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Businesses today thrive on data and rely on skilled analytics professionals to turn insights into actionable strategies. Tulane University’s Master of Business Analytics and AI program equips you with expertise in strategic analysis, risk management, and problem-solving — preparing you to navigate the evolving business landscape with confidence.
Why Enroll in Our Business Analytics and AI Program?
The Master of Business Analytics and AI program at Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business is a graduate-level program for recent graduates and professionals looking to build their business analytics and artificial intelligence skills. In the program, you’ll encounter topics in a broad range of areas that have been curated based on input we’ve received through our close connections with our industry partners. Our innovative, experiential program teaches the skills today’s employers need and features hands-on projects using tools and technologies such as Tableau, SQL, R, and Python. Specializations in accounting and finance, energy, and marketing and management allow you to tailor your degree to your specific career goals.
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Career Outlook for Business Analytics Graduates
Earning a Master of Business Analytics and AI degree prepares students with the skills they need to thrive in business analytics careers across sectors, including finance, retail, technology, energy, and health care. The program teaches advanced technical and industry-specific knowledge to support recent graduates as well as experienced professional analysts seeking promotions — all while serving as a steppingstone to C-suite and executive roles.
Discover some roles you can pursue with a Master of Business Analytics and AI degree:*
- Chief Data Officer: Median Annual Salary: $172,400
- Chief Intelligence Officer: Median Annual Salary: $111,100
- Senior Business Analyst: Median Annual Salary: $94,200
- Business Development Manager: Median Annual Salary: $85,700
- Business Analyst: Median Annual Salary: $69,900
- Market Research Analyst: Median Annual Salary: $66,500
*Salary data from Payscale, 2025
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Explore the Master of Business Analytics and AI Program
Businesses in today’s world run on data, from customer insights to risk management assessments and economic outlooks. That means they depend on detail-oriented business analytics professionals to translate data insights into actionable strategies. When you earn a Master of Business Analytics and AI from Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business, you’ll gain expertise in strategic analysis and planning, risk management, and problem-solving to advance in your career with confidence.
Benefits of a Master of Business Analytics and AI Degree
The Master of Business Analytics and AI curriculum doesn’t just cover the essential skills listed in every analytics job posting. The courses in our business analytics degree program dive deeper to cover skills that potential employers may not even know they need. Through hands-on experience with real datasets and real companies, you’ll be career-ready as you present to industry experts in the fall and complete a semester-long project addressing a current business problem for a local company in the spring.
Skills You Will Learn
- Machine Learning & AI Applications: Apply advanced machine learning algorithms, large language models (LLMs), and AI tools to solve complex business problems
- Predictive Analytics & Forecasting: Build and validate models for financial forecasting, risk assessment, and market trend analysis
- Customer & Behavioral Analytics: Analyze customer behavior patterns and preferences to inform marketing and strategic decisions
- Data Visualization & Storytelling: Design clear, impactful visual narratives that translate analytical insights into persuasive business communications
- AI-Enhanced Programming & Tools Integration: Gain hands-on experience using LLM application programming interfaces (APIs) and AI coding platforms such as OpenAI, Claude, and Google Colab to enhance analytical workflows
Core Competencies
- Cross-Functional Business Applications: Integrate analytical expertise across domains such as finance, marketing, risk management, and consulting to create enterprise value
- Data-Driven Strategic Decision-Making: Transform complex datasets into actionable insights that guide organizational strategy and performance
- Analytical & Critical Thinking: Approach business challenges systematically, evaluate data integrity, and apply rigorous reasoning to reach sound conclusions
- Applied Experiential Learning: Collaborate with industry partners on real-world analytics projects, applying advanced methods and tools to deliver business solutions
- Ethical & Responsible AI Practice: Evaluate the ethical implications of AI and data usage, ensuring transparency, fairness, and accountability in analytics applications
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Master of Business Analytics and AI FAQs
Organizations across industries rely on skilled data analytics professionals to understand their consumers better, identify opportunities for efficiency, and support their strategic decision-making. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that employment in all professions will increase by 3 percent between 2024 and 2034. In the same time frame, the BLS projects that employment of management analysts, including business and data analysts, will increase by 9 percent, which is triple the national average.
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is a broad business degree program that helps students develop general management, leadership, and strategic decision-making skills across areas such as finance, marketing, operations, and organizational behavior. A Master of Business Analytics program is a specialized technical degree program that focuses on using data to drive business decisions, with coursework in statistics, data management, data visualization, predictive modeling, machine learning, and business intelligence and an emphasis on using tools such as SQL, R, Python, and Tableau.
Earning a business analytics degree prepares you to solve complex business problems by translating vast amounts of data into actionable strategies. As a graduate of the Master of Business Analytics and AI program at Tulane University, you’ll be equipped with skills in data management and querying, analytical and statistical thinking, predictive modeling and machine learning, as well as communication and data storytelling.
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