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Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate the current state of graduate level business analytics education in the United States. The goal of this research is twofold. The first goal is to understand how higher education institutions are addressing the growing demand for analysts and data-savvy managers in the job market. To achieve this aim, the researchers carried out a detailed investigation of 82 programs focused on graduate business analytics education. Using publicly available curricula, they collected data and performed thematic and statistical analysis on topics covered, formats, tools, and techniques. The study found that programs related to training data-savvy managers exhibit a high degree of variability. This variability can manifest in various ways, such as the course content, program structures, required credits, and the tools and techniques being used. The second goal of this research is to provide a competency framework for data-savvy managers and a blueprint for those institutions looking to create a graduate BA program to train technically proficient and analytically skilled managers. As such, based on current program offerings and anticipated industry demand, a model BA graduate program curriculum is developed and provided.

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Recommended Citation: Nosrati, F., Burns, T.J., Gao, Y., Sherman, C., (2025). Training Data-Savvy Managers: An Analysis of Graduate Business Analytics Programs. Information Systems Education Journal 23(2) pp 14-28. https://doi.org/10.62273/KWBA8704