MS in Business Analytics (MSBA)
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Isenberg School of Management · Amherst, MA
- Field: Data Science & Analytics
- Degrees: Master's
- Application fee: $90
- GRE: Optional
- Letters: 2 (recommendations)
Deadlines
- Early action, fall start, on-campus (prioritized for merit scholarships): Nov. 1, 2026
- Priority deadline, fall start, on-campus: Feb. 1, 2027
- Regular deadline, fall start, on-campus: June 1, 2027
- Priority deadline, fall start, online: June 1, 2027
- Final deadline, fall start, on-campus (domestic applicants and international students already in the U.S. on a visa): Aug. 1, 2027
- Final deadline, fall start, online: Aug. 1, 2027
Essays
Personal statement (One to two pages)
Include information about your past and current academic and professional history, your future goals and reasons for pursuing the MSBA, and other pertinent details that will help us evaluate you as a candidate.
Résumé or CV (Work history; recent graduates should add internships, community service, club membership and athletics)
Editor's notes
- The one-to-two-page personal statement should connect your academic and work history to clear analytics goals and say why the MSBA fits them; there is no separate prompt beyond that. Letters are expected to be professional, though one academic and one professional is accepted. Applying on campus by November 1 puts you first in line for merit scholarships, and any application by the priority date gets the $90 fee reimbursed. With a 3.0 or higher GPA you can leave the test section blank and receive the GMAT/GRE waiver.
