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USA, Massachusetts
Type: University
Location Type: Urban
Founded: 1919
Total Students: 3,637 +
Int. Students: 182 +
Main Campus Address
1215 Wilbraham Rd, Springfield, MA 01119, United States
Big Data is helping hospitals lower costs in the operating rooms by reducing waste, marketers to use text analytics to reach target customers with pinpoint accuracy, and predictive analytics to protect consumers from eFraud. Similar examples exist in every business, and in every industry. Western New England University’s Business Analytics and Information Management major will prepare you for some of the best-paid and most exciting jobs of the future that apply Big Data. This program was designed in collaboration with SAS, the leading provider of analytics software tools and students receive SAS certification attesting to proficiency with SAS Analytics. The University is accredited by AACSB International, the leading accrediting body for business programs worldwide.
Why Choose Business Analytics and Information Management?
Information Technology is critical to success of today’s organizations, which need professionals who understand both business functions and information technology, making such experts with these skills sought after. Western New England's Business Analytics and Information Management major is designed to meet best practices in the field of analytics. Discipline-specific courses include Database Management, Business Analytics Theory and Practice Multivariate Big Data Analysis, and Applied Data Mining.
What Will You Study?
In this major, you’ll gain a solid foundation in core Business functions combined with understanding of theoretical foundations of Analytics and hands-on experience with analytics software tools. In almost all courses, you’ll have the opportunity to gain direct experience with industry standard Analytics software from vendors such as SAS, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM. To broaden your knowledge of IT and its integration with business functions, the program includes SAP certification, which is included in the core Business courses, and requires no additional coursework. In addition, you can earn a minor in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The coursework for the ERP minor builds on the SAP certificate and all additional requirements can be completed within the elective courses available in the major.
WNE puts real world tools in the hands of our students. How do tweets from political leaders or company executives affect the stock market? Thanks to a partnership with Polygon.io Inc., a rising fintech startup, WNE students can work with real-time and historical financial market datasets to help answer questions like these. Through this partnership, students have access to all of the stocks traded on the NYSE and NASDAQ exchanges. Polygon.io is a financial markets data platform which uses real-time APIs to connect users to data on stocks, crypto, forex, and other important financial markets. Polygon.io's tools enable students to develop and test business analytics models to see how factors from social media to medical breakthroughs can influence markets. A partnership with Finnhub Stock API gives WNE students real-time access to democratized financial data, including institutional grade fundamental data, real-time market data, and alternative data. This provides access to the same tools used by Google, PwC, Tyson, and other industry leaders, including audio and transcripts from over 17,000 earnings calls of publicly-traded companies.
4-Year Bachelor's Degree
42 Days
Full-Time
48 Months
Intake Month/Year | Intake Status | |
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jan 2024 | Closed | |
aug 2024 | Closed | |
jan 2025 | Closed | |
may 2025 | Not Available | |
aug 2025 | Open |
*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change
*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Check program website for more information about funding options.
Career Opportunities
McKinsey Global Institute research shows that the need for skilled Business Intelligence workers in the U.S. will exceed the available work force by 60 percent. According to Forbes, for every 10 business professionals, there is one or fewer data scientist with analytics or advanced analytics skills. With this degree, you will be marketable in jobs such as Healthcare Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Sports Analytics, Finance Analytics, and Human Resource Analytics, to name a few. Recent graduates have been hired by Newell Rubbermaid, Unilever, ISO New England, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Pratt & Whitney, Bose, EXL, Brooks Brothers, MassMutual, and United Technologies.
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Under-Graduate Scholarships available for Spring 2025 Intake.
The deadline for the below mentioned scholarships will be until November 30th, 2024.
Year 1 |
Up to $8,800 |
Year 2 |
Up to $8,800 |
Year 3 |
Up to $8,800 |
Year 4 |
Up to $8,800 |
Total for 4 years |
$35,200 |
Post-Graduate Scholarships:
Year 1 |
Up to $4,000 |
Year 2 |
Up to $4,000 |
Total for 2 years |
$8000 (applied automatically) |
Please note:
1.Scholarships are not automated, the student/ counsellor should request a scholarship over email within 5 business days of deposit payment.
2.The above waivers and scholarships are only available until November 30th 2024.
3.If students are arriving before the move in date, they need to make their own accommodation arrangements.
4.We recommend your students to accept their Offer letters as early as possible and not wait until the last minute due to the anticipated backlog in visa appointment availability.
5.Students cannot enter the U.S. more than 30 days before their I-20 Program Start Date. They could be turned away at the border or future benefits may be denied.
6.Limited Merit scholarships are still available for high achieving students.
Optional Practical Training or OPT is a period during which students, who have completed their degrees in the USA, are permitted to work for one year on a student visa by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). OPT allows students to work for up to 3 years and develop real-world skills to survive in the competitive jobs market.
It is temporary employment for a period of 12-months that is directly related to the major area of study of an F-1 student. Eligible students have the option to apply for OPT employment authorization before completing their academic studies and/or after completing their academic studies.
A student can participate in three types of Optional Practical Training (OPT):
Program Level: 4-Year Bachelor's Degree
Duration: 48 months
Tuition Fee: CAD 46,680
English Requirement: IELTS TOEFL SAT PTE DUOLINGO
Work Permit:
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