Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Predictive Business Analytics

Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree or higher
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 12.0
Instructional Delivery: Online; Campus
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time To Completion: 1 year
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 30.7102
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 13-1111; 13-1161; 15-2041; 15-2051

About the Program

Predictive analytics provides the tools that contemporary organizations need to create value from their vast collections of data. This certificate provides students with knowledge of programming, decision models, and the statistical techniques that are essential for unlocking patterns and trends from data.

Admission Requirements

This certificate is available to applicants possessing an earned Bachelor's degree from a fully accredited university or college. The program is designed to give qualified candidates the opportunity to enhance skills obtained from prior academic experience, or to acquire competence in predictive analytics.

Additional Information

For more information please contact our Graduate Student Services department at lebowgradenroll@drexel.edu. 

Program Requirements

Required Courses
MIS 636Python Programming for Business Applications3.0
OPR 601Managerial Decision Models and Simulation3.0
STAT 610Statistics for Business Analytics *3.0
STAT 640Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning3.0
Total Credits12.0
* Substitute courses if STAT 610 completed previously. Students can take either STAT 628 or STAT 630

Sample Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
OPR 601 Managerial Decision Models and Simulation 3.0
STAT 610 Statistics for Business Analytics 3.0
 Credits6
Winter
MIS 636 Python Programming for Business Applications 3.0
STAT 640 Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning 3.0
 Credits6
 Total Credits12