Business intelligence

Graduate certificate

Businesses have an immense amount of data at their fingertips. The right insights have the potential to transform decisions, deliver more in-depth reporting or pinpoint new markets or services. Yet, few professionals have the skills to interpret and organize the growing amount of data out there.

Missouri University of Science and Technology’s (Missouri S&T) online graduate certificate in business intelligence trains you to translate these numbers into meaningful actions. A holistic approach gives you an edge, no matter if you’re an information technology professional seeking to broaden your skills or a marketing manager wanting to overhaul reporting. Learn to manage your company’s data solution, from setting up databases to analyzing text and numerical findings to presenting visualizations. The result not only sets you apart but gives you a powerful voice in organizational decision-making. 

What can you do with a graduate certificate in business intelligence?

Employers understand the value data brings. Numbers not only support current initiatives — they create projections and help an organization formulate a more informed strategy.

This online graduate certificate in business intelligence introduces the latest concepts in a developing field to help you become this asset. You’ll learn to:

• Compile data from multiple sources to create a clear, comprehensive picture of an organization’s state and performance
• Convincingly communicate your findings through visualizations, including scorecards, dashboards and other tools 
• Understand the technologies used to draw together operational data and make decisions 
• Think about the numbers and their uses through multiple perspectives — managerial and strategic to technical
• Explore and be ready to implement the full process involved in sourcing, analyzing and presenting data, including architecture, data analytics, modeling and program management in line with an organization’s goals
• Harness the power of data to improve its operations, including conducting more effective risk assessments and identifying potential growth opportunities

To get you to this point, the online graduate certificate in business intelligence covers:

• Uses for business intelligence and data-oriented techniques, exposing you to system architecture, business analytics, enterprise reporting and programs like SAP Business Warehouse to access, analyze and present data
• The foundation of data warehouses, including what they are, their structure and the value they present to an organization
• The role of enterprise resource planning systems, descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics
• Types of visualization management systems, such as dashboards, balanced scorecards and strategy maps, along with the software and tools used to present your findings
• How business intelligence assists with targeting, developing and retaining profitable customers
• Organizing and analyzing textual resources
• Aligning business objectives with organizational goals, such as determining ROI and a customer’s lifetime value

Pathway to a master's degree

Your quest for knowledge never stops. After you’ve finished the graduate certificate in business intelligence, consider transferring your credits to earn a master of business administration or a master of science in information science and technology from Missouri S&T. 

As another benefit, this pathway eliminates having to submit GRE or GMAT scores. Take your career up another level, with greater potential to assume more leadership responsibilities.

The credits you earn through Missouri S&T’s online graduate certificate in business intelligence assist with fulfilling general requirements for either program. However, automatic admission is not guaranteed. Instead, you’ll apply to the MBA or master’s in information science and technology following the completion of your certificate. 

Are you thinking about pursuing a PhD instead? If you currently possess a master’s and you’re applying to a PhD program after earning your certificate, GRE or GMAT scores are required.