Professional Master of Business Administration -Business Analytics

University of California, Riverside (Business)

Study at your own pace and accelerate your career with a nationally ranked MBA from one of the most diverse and fastest growing University of California campuses. University of California, Riverside’s (UCR’s) Professional MBA program at the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management (AGSM) is for mid and early career professionals who want to build their professional skillsets in their current field or develop new skills and change careers.PMBA student headshot 2023Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a premier accreditation for business programs, students in UCR’s Professional MBA program experience the same exceptional faculty, curriculum, and course offerings as our flagship MBA program. In addition to foundational business courses, you will choose one of seven concentrations to specialize in providing you with the opportunity to customize your MBA degree according to your individual career aspirations.As a STEM MBA program graduate, you will be in high demand. According to a 2022 report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, STEM MBA grads have a 97% job placement rate within six months of graduation, higher than the 93% job placement rate for traditional MBA grads. UCR’s MBA degree also provides you with a set of technical and soft skills that will set you apart in the marketplace.Students in the MBA program wishing to study business analytics are advised to consider how their studies fit into one of the three main career areas in analytics: Operations, Marketing, or Finance. The Supply Chain pathway focuses on supply chain forecasting, inventory management, reducing costs, and optimizing processes and is most helpful for careers in transport and logistics, food and beverage, chemical, and energy and utilities. The Finance pathway focuses on using data to identify business opportunities, evaluate risk, or make investment recommendations. Careers in the finance pathway can be at banks, insurance companies, or business companies.