MS Business Analytics


Kim Gutierrez
Assistant Director 
Graduate Admissions
Leeds School of Business
University of Colorado Boulder


Thank you for your interest in the Leeds School of Business!
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Click on the panels below to learn more about the MS Business Analytics program. If you have questions, please send us an email at leedsgrad@colorado.edu.

Please note: Details about this program are subject to change. We will update this page with new or additional information, as it becomes available.
  • Technical coding and data architecture skills.
  • Functional, analytic problem-solving in a given business concept such as marketing, health, finance, risk and more.
  • Soft-skill development: ability to communicate quantitative facts and conclusions with simplicity and empathy, facilitating decision-making. 
The MS Business Analytics degree offers three tracks to develop analytic skills in specific disciplines: Decision Science, Healthcare Analytics, and Marketing/Customer Analytics.

The Leeds School of Business also offers a part-time, online option to complete the MS Business Analytics degree.

Click on this link to view the program summaries for all of our Master of Science programs.

All students (including current undergraduate students at CU Boulder) are required to attend orientation and program preparation events including the following:

Advising & Next Steps Sessions are required virtual pre-orientation events that are offered by the graduate student services team for newly enrolled students in the MS Business Analytics program. The sessions are designed to help students prepare for the coming academic year.

Program orientation begins with the Online Python Bootcamp, which starts in mid-June 2025 and should be completed by the first day of classes on July 8, 2025.

Students will also attend the following orientation sessions on the CU Boulder campus:
     Mandatory International Student Bootcamp – June 25-27, 2025
     Mandatory All-Student Orientation – July 1-3, 2025
     Mandatory International Student and Scholar Services Orientation – August 17, 2025

The program starts on July 8, 2025.

If you decide to apply, you will start by creating an account in our application portal.

International students should also review our dedicated webpage for international applicants.



MS Business Analytics Student Profile
 
Class of 2025
Entering Class Size84
Average Age26
Average Years - Work2
Average Undergraduate GPA3.29
Military6%
Diverse38%
Men45%
Women55%
Colorado Residents39%
Other US State Residents                        30%
International Students31%
 


Undergraduate Degree Background
 
Undergraduate DegreeClass of 2025
Business Administration55%
Engineering/Computer Science               13%
Humanities/Liberal Arts23%
Science/Math9%
Other0%