Explore the Master's in Business Analytics programme.
Master's in Business Analytics
Be relevant to the world's best tech and consulting recruiters with a Master's from a top 10 UK university.
Drive big decisions with your insights
We live in a world where analytical decision-making happens every second. Data is collected about everything in order to construct, operate and maintain systems. If you want a career in decision support, operational research, industrial engineering or management science, the MSc Business Analytics is the ideal programme for you.
Business Analytics at Lancaster
Lancaster University is a pioneer of business analytics in the UK and Europe. One of the first universities in the UK to establish an Operational Research department, more than 50 years on, we are still at the forefront of applying analytics to business in teaching and research. Our academics are leaders in forecasting, optimisation, simulation, stochastic modelling and more.
What you'll learn
This course will train you in analytical decision-making. Not only do you learn the theory of business analytics but also how to apply it in practice. This involves generating relevant business insights using data-driven methodologies and tools. Our programme is one of the few to teach the entire Business Analytics life cycle, covering Descriptive, Predictive and Prescriptive analytics.
Partnerships with business
We have excellent partnerships with industry business analytics practitioners. This programme is constantly updated to reflect the dynamically changing landscape of business analytics. We create graduates with skills that are valuable in the job market, and you will experience a real-life analytics project as part of your course to help you build those skills.
After your course
Our graduates become business analysts, data scientists, analytics engineers and logistics consultants. Some also go into academic research and many students get job offers whilst still studying.