背景
隨著數據的數量不斷增加，各公司對於分析技術的需求也會跟著提高。要在數碼時代中脫穎而出，各公司不僅必須收集數據，也需從數據中提煉出可實際套用的觀點，讓它們交出可持久的結果。各公司需學會從商業智慧型系統中提煉出真正的“智慧型”。大數據時代對商業分析師需求越來越緊俏。
世界經濟論壇的一份報告稱，“大數據為新財富，價值堪比石油”。大數據將成為未來提高競爭力的關鍵要素，受到了美國為首的已開發國家的重視，從發展戰略、數據開放及大數據套用三個方面積極推進。
排名
2016TFE Times美國大學商業分析碩士排名
| Ranking | University | Program |
| 1 | University of Southern California | Business Analytics |
| 2 | New York University | Business Analytics |
| 3 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Business Analytics |
| 4 | University of Rochester | Business Analytics |
| 5 | University of Texas - Austin | Business Analytics |
| 6 | Arizona State University | Business Analytics |
| 7 | University of Texas - Dallas | Business Analytics |
| 8 | Villanova University | Analytics |
| 9 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Business Intelligence & Analytics |
| 10 | Michigan State University | Business Analytics |
2015TFE Times美國大學商業分析碩士排名
| 1 | New York University | Business Analytics |
| 2 | University of Southern California | Business Analytics |
| 3 | University of Rochester | Business Analytics |
| 4 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Business Analytics |
| 5 | University of Texas - Austin | Business Analytics |
| 6 | Fordham University | Business Analytics |
| 7 | Southern Methodist University | Business Analytics |
| 8 | Villanova University | Analytics |
| 9 | Arizona State University | Business Analytics |
| 10 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Business Intelligence & Analytics |
