MSBA Curriculum
Cornell’s MSBA features a 30-credit curriculum delivered in three formats: Online+, NYC Full-Time, and NYC Part-Time. In all formats, students take a shared set of core courses and choose electives to build a concentration in finance analytics, marketing analytics, operations and supply chain analytics, or business analytics.
How We Teach
Across all three formats—NYC Full-Time, NYC Part-Time, and Online+—MSBA courses are taught in small cohorts, comparable in size to Johnson’s residential programs, to provide an interactive and engaging learning environment. Students earn a total of 30 credits.
| Online+ | NYC Full-Time | NYC Part-Time | |
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| Format | Asynchronous, live faculty interaction | On campus weekday classes | On campus weekday evening classes |
| Concentrations | 4 (Finance, Marketing, Operations & Supply Chain, Business) | 4 (Finance, Marketing, Operations & Supply Chain, Business) | 4 (Finance, Marketing, Operations & Supply Chain, Business) |
| Program Start | May | August | August |
| Duration | 16 months | 10 months | Flexible (22 months) |
| Degree | Cornell MSBA | Cornell MSBA | Cornell MSBA |
An AI-Focus
Many MSBA courses integrate AI tools and techniques such as machine learning, natural language processing, and predictive modeling, ensuring students develop advanced skills to meet modern business demands.
MSBA Concentrations
- Finance analytics
- Marketing analytics
- Operations and supply chain analytics
- Business analytics
MS in Business Analytics Courses
Benefits of On-Campus Residencies for Online+ Format
The MSBA degree includes two one-week summer residency sessions.
- Ithaca, New York (Term one)
- New York City at the Cornell Tech campus (Term four)
During these sessions, students have the opportunity to meet their professors and classmates in person and network with industry leaders while completing intensive coursework on campus.
MSBA Terms
| Online+ | Summer 1 | Fall | Spring | Summer 2 | ||
| NYC Full-time | Fall | Spring | ||||
| NYC Part-time | Fall 1 | Spring 1 | Fall 2 | Spring 2 |
Capstone Project
Over the course of the program, each student completes a capstone project that addresses a real-world problem in their chosen concentration using a large-scale data set and analysis tools from the coursework, working with an industry practitioner in the field of analytics.
MSBA Curriculum
| Term ONE | Term TWO | Term THREE | Term FOUR |
ANALYTICS CORE |
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BUSINESS CORE |
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TEAMWORK AND | COMMUNICATIONS CORE |
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CAREER PREP AND NETWORKING SEMINAR SERIES |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Contact an Admissions Counselor
Contact our admissions counselors if you need additional information or have questions about the MSBA application process.
Kristen VanNoord
+1 607-300-8858
kv278@cornell.edu
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Leilani Jauregui
+1 607-252-7336
lsj46@cornell.edu
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