Application Checklist
We are seeking candidates with at least 2 years of work experience. In the online application, you will upload your resume that outlines all relevant experience.
As part of the application, we ask you to answer three essay questions. You can either download a PDF of essay questions and upload that form once you've answered the questions, or upload your own document that answers these questions:
- Strong quantitative skills are necessary for success in this program. Please provide specific evidence of your quantitative ability from your past academic coursework in math, statistics, etc. Additionally, describe how you use these skills in your current or past career roles. (500 words)
- Comfort with learning new technology and software applications is critical in business analytics, so students will be exposed to several analytics tools, business intelligence software, and programming languages during the program (“R” statistical programming language, SPSS, SQL, Tableau, etc.) Please tell us about your comfort and experience with using technology and software, and provide a specific example of when you were asked to solve a problem with little to no direction and in order to be successful you adapted a new technology or software. (500 words)
- Why are you interested in pursuing a Master’s of Science in Business Analytics and how will it support your current and/or future career goals? How do you see the knowledge and skills you will learn in this program helping you to achieve those goals? (500 words)
To apply to the MS in Business Analytics program, you must have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution (or the international equivalent). We need original transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions you have attended, sent directly from the school. The only exception is for advanced placement courses and study abroad transfer credits - we don’t need transcripts for those.
Send via email: If your institution offers electronic transcripts, ask them to email your transcript(s) to gradadmissions@stthomas.edu.
Send via mail: Paper transcripts must be submitted in sealed envelopes and signed by the appropriate university official. Send to:
University of St. Thomas
Graduate Records - Admissions
1000 LaSalle Ave., Box 5
Minneapolis, MN 55403-2005
International degree applicants: Please see the transcript requirements in the international checklist below.
All international applicants and non-native speakers of English must submit scores from the TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo to be considered for admission. Score reports can be no more than two years old to be accepted. If you have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited college or university in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand, then you are exempt from taking an English proficiency test upon verification of your completed transcript.
Minimum score requirements:
- IELTS: minimum overall band score of 7.0, with a minimum score of 6.5 on each of the four sections.
- TOEFL iBT (Internet-based test): minimum total score of 90, with a minimum score of 20 on each of the four sections. To submit your test score, you’ll need our institutional code: 6110. Official score reports (not photocopies) are required. Please keep in mind that scores may take 4 to 6 weeks to arrive in our office.
- Duolingo: minimum score of 110
To apply to the MS in Business Analytics program, you must have at least the international equivalent of a four-year bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited U.S. institution. If you completed your undergraduate or graduate work at a college or university outside of the United States, you must complete a transcript evaluation. There are two ways to complete this evaluation (choose one):
- Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) and World Education Services (WES) are independent transcript evaluation services that St. Thomas accepts for international transcript evaluation. If you choose to have ECE or WES do your evaluation, you will receive a copy of the evaluation. To use ECE or WES, visit either site and choose the “Start Your Evaluation” option. For ECE, you will choose "Course-by-Course" evaluation and for WES, you will choose "WES ICAP" evaluation.
- If you already have a transcript evaluation, or would prefer to use a service other than ECE or WES, email the admissions office or call (651) 962-8800. We first need to ensure that the evaluation service you use is accepted by our university.
