Career Outcomes
One year of study, incredible results.
UVA’s Master of Science in Business Analytics Program, offered jointly by the Darden School and McIntire School of Commerce, is more than a 12-month master’s that you earn while you work. It’s a springboard for those advancing their career in business analytics and a ticket for those seeking to start one.
Which Candidate Are You?
The Career Switcher
You are someone aiming to gain a fresh foundation in business analytics to be competitive for a functional switch into a new role in a different service line or industry. You know that a program that offers a wealth of applied learning will set you up for success wherever you decide to go with your new credential.
The Career Enhancer
You are an employee whose company is supportive of your decision to pursue a master’s degree in data analytics. You are confident you can rise to the challenge to hone cutting-edge analytics skills and you are eager to refresh your business perspective to better manage a growing portfolio or team.
The Career Climber
You are a motivated individual, interested in putting your existing career on a fast-track by gaining knowledge and experience. You are looking to broaden your exposure to the intersection of business and analytics so that you can vie for a next-level job in your current environment or some place new.
Career Growth By the Numbers
Data from the MSBA Class of 2024
Career Objectives
Data from the MSBA Class of 2024
MSBA Graduates Employed by Industry
Data from the MSBA Class of 2024
| Accounting Services | 2% |
| Consulting | 23% |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 4% |
| Energy* | 4% |
| Financial Services | 15% |
| Government or Mililtary | 21% |
| Hospitality* | 2% |
| Manufacturing | 4% |
| Nonprofit/Education* | 6% |
| Retail* | 4% |
| Technology | 13% |
| Transportation & Logistics Services* | 4% |
Median Base Salary for Top Three Industries
Data from the MSBA Class of 2024
| $132,500 | $142,405 | $138,241 |
| Consulting | Financial Services | Government/Military |
MSBA Graduates Employed by Function
Data from the MSBA Class of 2024
| Function | Graduates Employed | Percent | Average Base Salary | Median Base Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting* | 2 | 4% | - | - |
| Business/Data Analytics | 17 | 32% | $112,685 | $110,000 |
| Consulting | 6 | 11% | $141,167 | $132,500 |
| Finance | 4 | 8% | $144,250 | $125,500 |
| General Management | 8 | 15% | $99,684 | $99,000 |
| Human Resources* | 1 | 2% | - | - |
| Information Technology | 6 | 11% | $142,833 | $123,500 |
| Marketing/Sales | 3 | 6% | $178,500 | $164,000 |
| Operational/Logistics | 5 | 9% | $132,900 | $135,000 |
| Other* | 1 | 2% | - | - |
Companies Hiring MSBA Graduates
Data from the MSBA Classes of 2021-2023
| Accenture | EGlobal Tech, a Tetra Tech Company | Procon Consulting |
| Acorns | Equinox Media | PwC |
| All Points Broadband | ESPN | Quadrant Strategies |
| Altria | Esri | Risk Scout |
| Amalgamated Bank | Estes Express Lines | Salesforce.com |
| Amazon | Ethox Chemicals | Samsara |
| Amazon Web Services | Everactive | Serco Inc. |
| Ampersand | Ernst & Young | Significance, Inc. |
| Apartment List | EY-Parthenon | Spark Foundry |
| Arcfield | Fannie Mae | Square Peg Technologies |
| Arizona Public Service | FireEye | State Employees Credit Union |
| Atlantic Union Bank | Freddie Mac | Strategic Ventures Consulting Group, LLC. |
| Augur Consulting | General Service Administration | Strategy& (PwC) |
| BDO, USA. | T/BOA | |
| Berkeley Research Group | Grant Thornton | Technomics, Inc. |
| BloomRail | Guidehouse | The Boeing Company |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | Harkins Builders | The Buffalo Group |
| Boston Consulting Group | Hilton | The MITRE Corporation |
| Callahan & Associates | IBM | Thor Solutions, LLC. |
| Camber Consulting, LLC> | Ipsos | Toyota Motor North America |
| Cambridge Associates, LLC. | Jacobs | U.S. Army |
| Cam's Kettle Coffee Co. | Johnson Controls | U.S. Government Accountability Office |
| CAPCO | Kaiser Permanente | U.S. General Services Administration |
| Capital One | KCIC LLC | United Rentals, Inc. |
| CapTech | KLNB | U.S. Navy |
| Central Intelligence Agency | Korn Ferry | U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
| CFA Institute | KPMG LLP | University of Virginia |
| Citi | Liberty Advisor Group | University of Virginia Community Credit Union |
| Clarke and Sampson | LifeNet Health | Upside Business Travel |
| Collins Aerospace (Raytheon Technologies) | Marriott | Urban Logistics Realty |
| Comcast | Merkle | U.S. Department of State |
| Custom Ink | Mizuho Securities | UVA Health |
| Customer Value Partners | National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency | Venture Capital |
| Cvent | Naval Sea Systems Command | Virginia Retirement System |
| DarwinApps | Navy Federal Credit Union | VMware |
| Deloitte | Noblis | Volkswagen Credit Inc. |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency | Walker & Dunlop |
| Dominion Energy | PenFed Credit Union | YETI Coolers |
| DratKings | Peraton Inc. | Yext |
| EAB | Pfizer |