Graduate Certificate Overview
Data is everywhere, and so are the opportunities to leverage it. The Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business offers the Business Analytics Graduate Certificate that teaches professionals how to leverage data to find solutions in every industry.
The Business Analytics Graduate Certificate is 100% online and designed for professionals who use data to make business decisions. Whether they want to advance or pivot in their career, students gain actionable skills in machine learning methods, best practices for using data analytics tools, visually communicating business data, and more.
The Business Analytics Graduate Certificate is one of the few credit-bearing online graduate certificates designed for business professionals. Upon completion of the certificate, students can apply select credits earned toward a Georgia Tech Full-time MBA, Evening MBA, or Online M.S. in Analytics. Students can apply nine credit hours (three courses) toward a Full-time or Evening MBA.
Certificate at a Glance
Starts Fall (August) and Spring (January)
Format
100% online
Courses
• Four seven-week courses
• Take up to two courses a semester
• Asynchronous, with live weekly office hours
Time commitment: 12-15 hours/week of lectures and coursework
Career Impact
• 11.5 million jobs will be created for data scientists by 2026 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
• The program curriculum provides students with the tools to translate data into action to drive success for their organization.
Program Curriculum
The four courses for the Business Analytics Graduate Certificate are taught by Scheller’s renowned faculty. The curriculum for the interdisciplinary applied program includes math, statistics, and programming languages (including R and Python). All classes provide coding and programming resources and support.
Certificate Courses
Business Analytics for Managers (MGT 6213), 3 credits
Sridhar Narasimhan
Gregory J. Owens Professor of Information Technology Management
Take a foundational course that introduces key tools in business analytics.
Business Data Preparation and Visualization (MGT 6655), 3 credits
Mingfeng Lin
Associate Professor of Information Technology Management
Gain an understanding of the principles and tools of data visualization.
Machine Learning for Business (MGT 6452), 3 credits
Lizhen Xu
Associate Professor of IT Management
Apply machine learning tools to improve organizational effectiveness.
Analysis of Unstructured Data (MGT 8833), 3 credits
Robbie Moon
Thomas R. Williams –Wells Fargo Professor of Management
Learn the fundamentals of working with unstructured data for business applications.
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This program deepened my knowledge of analytics tools like Tableau and introduced me to more extensible tools like Python. These tools allow me to cull more insights from data. I also learned guidelines and best practices for acquiring and examining data as the first steps before conducting an analysis.”
Badra Jaden
System Analyst Lead, Human Resources
Georgia Institute of Technology
Questions?
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Scheller College of Business
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