Business Analytics Certificate

Offered by: Finance, Accounting, Marketing, and Economics

The Business Analytics Certificate will help prepare students and offer them a competitive advantage with this knowledge and skillset. The accounting and business world has a need for graduates who understand data analytics and know how to apply this powerful tool in the workplace.

Why Choose Business Analytics Certificate?

Slippery Rock University's Certificate in Business Analytics offers:

Solid background in Business Data Analytics
A 12-credit certificate that can be completed along with the MBA program
Flexible enrollment: full-time or part-time (Fall, spring, summer)
Online class offerings

What Will You Learn?

Students will learn about:

Database Systems
Modeling and Security
Data Mining and Data Analysis
Data Visualization
Accounting Data Analytics

Careers In Business Analytics

Career opportunities for accounting students are ranked as as one of the top two careers, according to Burning Glass. The accounting industry has a need for graduates who understand data analytics and how to generate and use them in their work. The Journal of Accountancy published an article “The next frontier in data analytics” that noted the importance of data analytics. “A joint AICPA Assurance Services Executive Committee/Auditing Standards Board Task Force is developing a new Audit Data Analytics Guide, which will supersede the current Analytical Procedures guide”. In addition, a Robert Half study was quoted in the article: “Expertise in business analytics, such as business intelligence and data mining, was deemed mandatory for at least some accounting and finance employees by 61% of more than 2,100 CFOs participating in the survey”.

REQUIREMENTS

Attention: To apply for admission, please use the following link to apply now.

$25 Application Fee
Two Electronic Recommendation forms
Resume
Official undergraduate degree transcript(s) and any graduate transcripts (Official transcripts must be sent by the institution via electronic transcript to graduate.admissions@sru.edu or via mail. Faxed copies are not considered official)
SRU current/Alumni/former students click here to order your official SRU final transcript and have it sent to graduate.admissions@sru.edu
Bachelor's degree with a 3.0 or higher GPA (students with a GPA below a 3.0 may be required to submit official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores)