MBA With Analytics Concentration Overview
Our AACSB-accredited online Master of Business Administration with analytics concentration is a 33- to 42-credit program that prepares you to prosper in our data-driven business world. A monumental shift in how businesses operate in recent years has created a need for analytics expertise and skills that you can apply in a variety of corporate settings and careers, including coveted leadership positions.
Professional Success Is All in the Data
Fueled by artificial intelligence and other data-driven tools, analytics is empowering businesses to make confident, data-based decisions as never before. Whether identifying the best location for a new store, the ideal demographic to market a product to, or where to concentrate healthcare efforts, data analytics has taken the guesswork out of business. It enables you to draw on up-to-date facts and statistics to minimize risk and maximize profitability and efficiency in all your business decisions—from marketing campaigns to targeted strategies to resource allocation.
Our MBA with analytics concentration offers a solid grounding in core business disciplines complemented by a more in-depth exploration of the tools, methods, and advantages of analytics. Through specialized courses, you’ll discover how to leverage data analysis, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to enhance business performance.
Our 100% online, asynchronous MBA program provides the flexibility to balance your professional and personal commitments while pursuing a graduate degree. If you already hold a BBA, you'll benefit from even greater flexibility, as you can complete this MBA program with as few as 33 credits.
Alumni Pathways
After you’ve completed your MBA with analytics concentration, you’ll be equipped to join fellow UT Permian Basin alumni at some of the top employers in our region, country, and world. These are just a few of the companies and organizations where our MBA graduates are working today:
- AT&T
- Dell Technologies
- ConocoPhillips
- Midland Memorial Hospital
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Chevron
- State of Texas Government
- Kaiser Permanente
- Saulsbury Industries
Careers for MBA with Analytics Concentration Graduates
This online UTPB program puts a wide range of rewarding potential careers within your reach, including:
Upon admission (regular and conditional), students will be evaluated for statistical literacy. Students who need additional skills in this area are referred to BUSI 2342 (Statistical Literacy) until literacy requirement is fulfilled. Statistical literacy (BUSI 2342) must be remedied in the first semester in which the student is accepted into the MBA program and must be taken before the student enrolls in FINA 6320, FINA 6321, BUSI 6302, MNGT 6366, MRKT 6302 or electives in accounting, finance, management, or marketing.
12 credit hours.
21 credit hours. Choose BUSI 6302 or MRKT 6302.
9 credit hours. Choose three courses.
Admission Requirements
Regular Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- GPA of 3.00 or better in the last 60 credit hours
Conditional Admission
- Official transcripts certifying a bachelor’s degree awarded by an accredited college or university
- GPA between 2.99 and 2.5 in the last 60 credit hours of coursework leading to the baccalaureate degree
- 2 letters of recommendation or professional email references
- Allowed to take up to 12 credit hours of graduate work as advised, one course at a time, and must earn a B or better
- If student earns below a B, GMAT is required for readmission
- No elective course may be taken by a student in conditional status
Conditional Admission With Dean’s Approval
- Official transcripts certifying a bachelor’s degree awarded by an accredited college or university
- GPA between 2.49 and 2.25 in the last 60 credit hours of coursework leading to the baccalaureate degree
- GMAT with minimum score of 500 (based on GPA)
- Essay expressing interest may be requested
- 2 letters of recommendation or professional email references
- Allowed to take up to 12 credit hours of graduate work as advised, one course at a time, and must earn a B or better
- No elective course may be taken by a student in conditional status
Students granted conditional status will be changed to regular status upon successful completion of a minimum of 12 semester credit hours of MBA coursework with a grade of B or better in each course taken.
Official Transcripts
Copies of official transcripts must come directly from the school in a sealed envelope and can be mailed to:
UT Permian Basin
Graduate Studies Office
4901 E. University Blvd.
Odessa, TX 79762
Official transcripts in electronic format can be sent to gradstudies@utpb.edu.
Supporting Documents
All supporting documents related to a graduate program, such as letters of recommendation, essays, statements of interest, resumes, professional work experience, and awards should be sent to the Graduate Studies Office:
UT Permian Basin
Graduate Studies
4901 E. University Blvd.
Odessa, TX 79762-0001
Electronic versions of supporting documents may be emailed to gradstudies@utpb.edu.
Waiver Policy
If you have an undergraduate degree in business, you may be able to complete the program with as few as 33 credit hours. If your undergraduate degree is not in business, you will have to complete all 42 credit hours.
Application Fee
The application fee is $40.
Veterans and Active Duty Military: Your application fee is waived for this program. Get details now.
Director of Graduate Programs, UT Permian Basin College of Business
Professor of Marketing
saran_a@utpb.edu
Anshu Saran, PhD, is a professor of marketing within the College of Business at The University of Texas Permian Basin. Graduating with his PhD from The University of Texas – Pan American, he joined UTPB in the fall of 2006. Prior to this, he served as faculty and taught at the APS University Rewa, Amity Business School Noida, and The University of Texas – Pan American. His research includes competing in the global marketplace, marketing strategies, social media ad marketing, and cultural differences in international business and marketing. His work has been published in the International Journal of Business Research, Journal of International Business Research, and Journal of Global Marketing. Accumulating work experience for 12 years in different parts of the world, he served as chief operating officer for Tata International Ltd. along with other accolades in India. Dr. Saran currently teaches the following classes within the MBA program: International Business (on-campus and online) and Marketing Strategy.
“My research interests and experience in international business and marketing have supported my academic endeavors and helped me incorporate industry examples in the curriculum, creating value for students and supporting their job and career progression.”
Assistant Professor
College of Business
Department of Management Marketing
raina_g@utpb.edu
Gurdeep Singh Raina (GS) is an assistant professor of management at The University of Texas Permian Basin. He received his PhD in management from Washington State University, Pullman, WA. In addition, he has an MBA in International Business, along with a bachelor’s in production engineering. His research focuses specifically on diversity in organizational leadership and how it impacts performance. He is interested in strategic management, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
GS has over 14 years of experience in international marketing and strategy consulting in India, China, and Hong Kong that he brings to his classes. He believes that the combination of real-world experience and in-class teaching is best for knowledge-building and skill development. He has varied interests outside of academia as well: He serves on the board for two non-profit organizations, keeps close ties with the real business world to learn and share, and is involved with the community, all while working on his first patent.
Assistant Professor of Accounting
College of Business
Department of Accounting, Finance, and Energy Business
jiang_w@utpb.edu
Wanying Jiang, PhD, is an assistant professor of accounting at The University of Texas Permian Basin. She earned her PhD in accounting from Louisiana State University in 2023. She is experienced in teaching financial accounting, cost accounting, and taxation. Her research interests encompass accounting information systems, auditing, and firm information disclosure. Dr. Jiang is dedicated to integrating data analytics, including machine learning and natural language processing, into research. Her research has been published in the Journal of Information Systems and the Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, and she is a regular presenter at national and international academic conferences.
We’re pleased to offer program admission on a rolling basis.
Rolling admission refers to our process of accepting and evaluating applications as we receive them and moving any applications that miss the deadline to the next semester. However, if you want to enroll in courses for a specific semester, you will need to make note of the application deadlines found below. If you don’t complete your application and submit the required materials by the deadline, your application will be rolled over to the next semester.
