Master’s programme in Business Analytics

Learning how to use data to improve products, services and processes requires a combination of knowledge from different fields. The Business Analytics Master’s programme comprises the optimal mix of courses that cover the full process from data to solution. You’ll also learn to apply this knowledge to real-life projects and case studies. Plus, it gives you the freedom to specialise through one of the tracks in your preferred field of application.

The Business Analytics programme is open to both Dutch and international students. The Faculty’s Admission Board will decide upon your admission after having evaluated your complete online application. 

In order to gain admission to the Business Analytics Master’s programme, you will need to have at least a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited research university including at least three full years of academic study amounting to a minimum of 180 ECTS or equivalent. We do not require a GRE or GMAT test score.

Specific requirements for the Business Analytics Master’s programme 
For admission to the Business Analytics programme, a Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics or a closely related Bachelor is required. In general, we expect the following subjects to be part of your Bachelor's programme:

• 90 ECTS or equivalent of Mathematics/Econometrics/Computer Science courses at the Bachelor's level, of which:
  • 45 ECTS or equivalent of Mathematics courses at the Bachelor's level, including Probability and Statistics, and
  • at least one course (6 ECTS) of programming in Java, Python, C++ or another formal programming language that covers the OOP paradigm

A Dutch 3-year Bachelor of Science contains a total of 180 ECTS (3 x 60 ECTS). This means that in order for a student to meet the first requirement you need to have at least ~1.5 year’s worth of Mathematics/Econometrics/ Computer Science courses at the Bachelor's level.

You need to complete credit hours to successfully obtain this degree. Please check detail of study units at https://vu.nl/en/education/master/business-analytics

All students seeking admission to an international Bachelor’s or Master’s programme with an international degree are required to pay a non-refundable €100 application fee. Only after you have paid this fee will we be able to start the evaluation of your application file. If you are applying for more than one programme, you will only need to pay the application fee once. 

You can join one of the following careers:

• Business Analyst
• Business Analytic Consultant