Business Professionals
Build data-driven decision-making skills you can apply within your current role or organization.
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Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics
Build judgment and clarity in just four courses. Earn a Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics from Rollins Crummer and learn to navigate data-informed decisions with confidence.
Data does not make decisions about itself. People who know how to read data do.
Crummer’s Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics gives professionals a focused path to stronger data-informed decision-making without committing immediately to a full MBA.
Whether you are a Crummer alum or new to our graduate business programs, the certificate offers a streamlined way to build applied analytics skills in business-centric Central Florida. In just 12 credit hours, you will learn to evaluate evidence, challenge assumptions, interpret complex information, and communicate insight to stakeholders.
The program is designed for working professionals who want practical analytics capability, business context, and the confidence to make better decisions when the data is complex, incomplete, or open to interpretation.
Have questions about the Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics, course options, discounts, or how certificate credits may apply toward the Professional MBA? Call Casey anytim with your questions—and if she doesn't have the answer, she can connect you with the right admission team member.
Applications for Fall 2026 Entry Are Open
Round 2 Deadline: May 1, 2026
Round 3 Deadline: July 1, 2026
Built for Thoughtful Decision-Makers
The Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics equips professionals with the clarity and judgment to navigate data-informed decisions in just 12 credit hours. Through courses in data analysis, statistical modeling, and business intelligence, students learn to evaluate evidence, challenge assumptions, communicate insight, and make stronger decisions across business contexts.
Managers and Team Leaders
Strengthen your ability to understand analytics teams, ask better questions, and communicate insight to stakeholders.
Career Changers
Gain a focused foundation for moving into data analytics, business intelligence, or analytics-adjacent roles.
Technical Professionals and Entrepreneurs
Connect analytical ability to business strategy, customer value, competitive positioning, and venture decisions.
The result: A focused credential that helps you lead with data, interpret complexity, and make business decisions with greater clarity.
What You’ll Learn
Build expertise across a focused curriculum. Choose four courses to develop your analytical judgment and decision-making perspective.
Data Extraction
Extract insights from complex data sets.
Statistical Methods
Apply statistical methods to business problems.
Predictive Modeling
Build predictive models and forecasts.
Data Visualization
Create compelling data visualizations.
Strategic Analytics
Lead data-driven strategic initiatives.
IT & Data Systems
Manage corporate IT and data systems.
Functional-Area Analytics
Apply analytics to marketing, finance, and other business functions.
Stakeholder Communication
Communicate insights to stakeholders clearly and persuasively.
Certificate Courses
Choose four courses across three tiers to build your analytics foundation. The certificate combines a required data analysis course with targeted electives in analytics, visualization, IT strategy, data management, AI, financial modeling, marketing analytics, and digital commerce.
Data Analysis for Business Decisions
Gain the skills to interpret data and make strategic, evidence-based business decisions.
Data Analytics and Visualization
Transform complex data into clear, actionable insights through modern visualization techniques.
IT Strategy and Leadership
Learn to align technology with business goals and lead digital transformation initiatives.
Corporate Data Management
Master data governance, quality, and integration to support reliable analytics.
Leveraging AI for Business Innovation
Explore AI applications to drive innovation and enhance business processes.
Digital Commerce and Cybersecurity
Develop strategies for digital business while safeguarding critical data and systems.
Financial Modeling
Build models to support forecasting, investment decisions, and financial planning.
Marketing Analytics
Analyze customer and market data to optimize marketing strategy and performance.
Your Certificate Counts Toward an MBA
Your certificate investment applies directly to Crummer’s Professional MBA, allowing you to build your analytics foundation and then deepen your business perspective and leadership confidence at scale.
Career Outcomes
Business analytics skills support professionals across industries, functions, and career stages. The certificate is designed for people who want to strengthen their ability to use evidence, identify patterns, communicate insight, and make decisions that create value.
Business Analyst Readiness
Build skills relevant to roles that require data interpretation, reporting, and decision support.
Management Confidence
Learn how to ask better questions of data and communicate with analytics teams more effectively.
Functional Analytics
Apply analytics thinking to marketing, finance, operations, customer insight, and strategy.
Career Pivot Support
Use the certificate to explore analytics-focused career pathways or strengthen your competitiveness in your current field.
Designed for Working Professionals. Taught in Paradise.
You’ll take evening classes, have flexible, virtual options, and learn in Rollins’ world-renowned, intimate learning environment. The result? A credit-bearing graduate certificate that can help boost your career, life, and entrepreneurial goals.
Learn From Expert Faculty
Courses are crafted and taught by faculty who bring real-world experience, diverse perspective, and a commitment to discussion-driven learning.
Tuition & Discounts
Focused, applied learning designed for clarity about investment and outcome. Gain immediately applicable skills, reduce time away from the workforce, and benefit from a lower overall cost compared to a full degree program.
$1,100 per credit hour
The full 12-credit certificate investment is $13,200, plus parking decal.
20% off your first certificate program.
This discount helps working professionals begin focused graduate study at a lower first-certificate investment.
50% off for Crummer MBA alumni.
Crummer MBA alumni pay $550 per credit hour, or $6,600 total for the 12-credit certificate. Previous Crummer coursework may also apply toward certificate requirements.
35% off for Rollins alumni from all colleges.
Rollins alumni pay $715 per credit hour, or $8,580 total for the 12-credit certificate.
Admissions & Requirements
No GMAT, no GRE, and no prior business experience are required — just a bachelor’s degree and the drive to grow.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
- No GMAT or GRE required.
- No prior business experience required.
- Students must not require a student visa because the certificate is a part-time program and is not eligible to enroll international students who require visa sponsorship.
Apply online and submit the following:
- Completed online application.
- Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.
- Statement of purpose or essay.
- Current resume.
- Contact details for recommendations or references.
Application Deadlines
Apply as early as possible to ensure space is available in your certificate courses.
Application questions? Email graduate-business@rollins.edu or call 407-646-2405.
Fall 2026
Round 2May 1, 2026
Round 3July 1, 2026
Upcoming Admission Events
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions from prospective certificate students.
Students typically take 1–2 classes per semester, but pacing is flexible. You can finish in as few as 2 semesters or take up to 5 years.
Yes. Courses are offered in the evenings to accommodate working professionals, and you can attend up to 45% of each course virtually.
No prior business experience is required. The only requirement is a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
No. Because the graduate certificates are part-time programs, international students who require a student visa are not eligible for enrollment.
Yes. All 12 certificate credit hours apply toward Crummer’s Professional MBA. The transition is designed to be seamless, and your certificate tuition is deducted from MBA tuition.
Crummer MBA alumni receive 50% off tuition, reducing cost to $550 per credit hour, or $6,600 total. Previous coursework may also count toward requirements.
Business Analytics focuses on data-driven decision-making, analytics tools, and predictive modeling. Entrepreneurship focuses on launching ventures, raising capital, and innovation. Choose based on your career goals.
No. A graduate degree is not required, but a bachelor’s degree is required.
See the course listings above. Each certificate requires four courses, totaling 12 credit hours.
You must complete your program of study within 5 years.
$1,100 per credit hour for 12 credits total. Crummer alumni receive 50% off, Rollins alumni receive 35% off, and first-time certificate students may receive 20% off.
Classes meet once weekly from 6:30–9:30 PM on a weekday evening, Monday–Thursday. You can attend up to 45% of each class virtually.
You may attend up to 45% of each course virtually. Classes are primarily on campus at Rollins College in Winter Park.
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