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Business Analytics Online Graduate Certificate Program

can be completed in as little as

2 terms*

*2 terms per semester; each term is 8 weeks

Tuition

$595/credit

$1,785 3-credit course

Active Duty Military

truED Preferred Tuition

Credit Hours Required

9

Application Deadline

Spring 1: Dec. 20

Classes Begin

Spring 1: Jan. 6, 2025

Explore Business Analytics

The ability to strategically analyze data is an in-demand skill becoming more commonplace across many aspects of business today. Designed for professionals in management positions, Champlain’s business analytics certificate online trains students to derive meaning from data in order to make informed business decisions. The graduate certificate in business analytics helps you develop the skills needed to organize and explore data, assess the value of information in an organization, and apply quantitative analysis techniques to meet business performance objectives through data visualization, customer analytics, statistical analysis, and other big data. Taking a business analysts course online will prepare you to thoughtfully analyze data and information to effectively lead in businesses, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and more.

 

Build Your Career Future

We understand how important it is for busy working adults to gain knowledge and expertise quickly, which is why our business analyst courses are applicable to the workplace from day one. Whether you’re upskilling your undergraduate degree or you're currently pursuing your master’s degree, advancing your expertise in data analytics with a business analytics certificate online program is a great way to earn a credential in the field, get your resume noticed, and demonstrate proficiency in a focused area of knowledge such as predictive modeling, big data, , machine learning, or other business intelligence.

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Accomplish More With a Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics

Business and financial occupations are expected to grow 8% from 2020 to 2030, as a result of an increasingly complex global business landscape.* More specifically, management analyst jobs are projected to grow 14% between 2020 and 2030, with a median salary of  $87,660 per year.*

*Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 2020

 

Top Reasons to Earn a Graduate Certificate

  • Climb the career ladder
  • Build new skills
  • Earn a recognized credential
  • Differentiate your resume
  • Test a new field
  • Pursue a passion
  • Demonstrate subject matter expertise
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Program Details

Learn more about Champlain's 100% online graduate certificate in business analytics, designed for working professionals.

Champlain's online business analytics courses encompass the top skills needed by today's business professionals.

Required Courses

This course covers the foundations of Data Management for Business Analytics. Students examine and explore the value of information, as an asset and as a liability, and organize and assess its value in an information- driven organization dealing with the challenges of Big Data, Open Data and privacy protection legislation.

Students learn to create powerful reporting tools, to forecast data behavior, and to explore its use in business. This class has a hands-on approach, developed in the context of the application of analytics to business, allowing students to develop the skills necessary to create relevant tools for data-driven organizations. All hands-on work assumes the existence of a technology infrastructure, and no prior knowledge on how to install or maintain the software used in the labs is required.

Students apply the business analytics skills to specific business areas. Students will explore techniques and develop tools that model consumer behavior, supply and demand, and financial performance, in order to predict data evolution in different conflicting scenarios. Students will also apply business analytics to HR decision making such as recruiting, performance measurement, or compensation.

Graduates of the business analytics online graduate certificate program will demonstrate the following industry-specific skills, knowledge, and competencies:

  • Use the principles of data organization, storage, security, and application to describe data management strategies for various business contexts, including the challenges and opportunities associated with Big Data, Open Data, and privacy legislations
  • Integrate and apply descriptive, predictive, and clustering analytics techniques across diverse business areas, employing data visualization, reporting tools, and data storytelling to drive informed business decisions and strategies.
  • Create tools for data visualization in formats designed to support business management
  • Explore the impact of emerging trends, including emerging technologies, and privacy regulations, in business analytics
  • Apply business analytics concepts and techniques to meet business scenario goals

Champlain College Online's business faculty, led by Department Chair Dr. Albert Orbinati, are expert practitioners in the field. Their industry expertise ensures that our business management curriculum is aligned with the needs of employers, and reflects the skills today’s business professionals need for success. Classes led by our seasoned experts will give you real-world insight into the business world, and create a rich community of career-focused learning.

Many certificate students come to us seeking ways to get noticed at their current employers or to get hired in a new field. Given that, we are hyper focused on increasing the career mobility of our students and that's why we developed the Fast Start Formula Career Bundle, a suite of career offerings designed to help our students get noticed, get hired and land jobs they'll love.

Valued at over $1,000, the career bundle is offered to Champlain College Online students and includes: 

  • Fast Start Formula Course: The Fast Start Formula Course for getting noticed and getting hired is taught by Jen Morris, an executive career coach that we've developed a partnership with to support our students in their job search journeys. This course is online, self-paced and full of tips and tricks to land a job you'll love.
  • Live Webinars: Log-on to ask your specific job search questions, get live “hot seat” coaching and gain valuable insights from leading career coach, Jen Morris.
  • Landing A Job You'll Love Ebook: Download this ebook full of tips and tricks for standing out from the competition. From how to optimize your LinkedIn profile, to insider information on how recruiters work and bypassing the automated application websites, you’ll be sure to learn how rise to the top. 

Upon enrollment in a degree or certificate, your access to the Fast Start Formula Career Bundle will made available to you. 

Tuition & Costs

Graduate Tuition Fall '23 - Summer '25

$595 per credit
$1,785* per course
$450** PER CREDIT FOR ALUMNI WHO EARNED A DEGREE FROM CHAMPLAIN, ON-CAMPUS or online
$450 per credit military service members (family members see truED tuition)
$150 One-time graduation fee

*Based on a 3-credit course; cost will vary if course is a different number of credits

** Starting Summer 2024, not retroactive

See the graduate cost of attendance and fees here

 


 

What To Expect at Champlain Online

Expect Convenience

Go to school wherever and whenever is best for you, on the device of your choice.

Expect A Career Focus

Relevant and immediately applicable coursework gets you ready for your next career move

Expect Support

Your dedicated academic advisor provides the support you need to meet your academic goals

Expect Superior Faculty

Learn from practitioner faculty working in the field, with real-world experience and knowledge.

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