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    Jul 07, 2025  
2025-26 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-26 Graduate Catalog

Business Analytics, MS


The Master of Science with a major in Business Analytics is designed to provide an appropriate base of knowledge for entry into the business intelligence, business analytics or data science fields that are part of the information technology and decision sciences professions. The program is intended for those students who desire a strong, specialist degree in business analytics that incorporates a solid understanding of both the application and use of business analytics and the technology that underlies and facilitates those applications. This degree is STEM designated.

Admission requirements

  • Admission to UNT and to the Toulouse Graduate School. Instructions found here: cob.unt.edu/masters/prospective-students/index.html.
  • Satisfactory GMAT or GRE scores that are no more than five (5) years old. Submit scores through the application system.
    • Testing is waived for applicants who have earned a doctoral or professional doctoral degree from an ABET or AACSB accredited institution
    • Testing is waived for applicants with a Master’s degree and a 3.0 GPA or higher from an ABET or AACSB accredited institution and a 3.5 GPA or higher for other institutions
    • Testing is waived for applicants with a Bachelor’s degree and a 3.0 GPA or higher (either cumulatively or last-60-hour) from an ABET or AACSB accredited institution and a 3.5 GPA or higher for other institutions
    • Testing is waived for applicants for UNT Honors College graduates with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
  • Essay – Upload to the application system. The applicant is asked to share with the admissions committee any unique events, life experiences, and qualifications that distinguish the applicant’s candidacy and will add value to the class.
  • Resume. Upload to the application system. Submit resume highlighting professional and academic experience. While it is optional, please include 3 relevant references from your professional and academic background. This list of references could strengthen your application. The reference list should include their name, title, company/university and contact details (including email).  References cannot be family, friends, clergy, high school teachers/administrators, subordinates or co-workers.

Degree requirements

Foundation requirements, 18 hours


Students who have already taken the equivalent of any foundations course will substitute an appropriate course, subject to approval by the Department of Information Technology and Decision Sciences.

Note


*DSCI 5800  may be repeated for credit and may be used as a support course with prior ITDS departmental approval if three hours are taken.

Additional information


Each graduate student should receive academic counseling prior to registration each term/semester. MS Business Analytics students must enroll in courses in the sequence outlined by the Department of Information Technology and Decision Sciences to ensure orderly and timely degree progression.

After admission, the Graduate Programs Office will create each student’s official degree plan, which will then be submitted to the Toulouse Graduate School for approval and processing. A maximum of 9 hours of transfer work may be applied toward the 36-hour portion of the program. The final decision on applicability of transfer work rests with the RCoB departments. Students are responsible for seeking consent for any degree plan changes. Specific information about degree plan changes may be obtained from the G. Brint Ryan College of Business Graduate Programs Office.

Master’s students in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business may enroll in more than 9 credit hours in fall or spring semesters, and more than 6 credit hours in summer only with department or Graduate Programs Office consent.