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Make Your Career Dreams a Reality

Info for Prospective Students

Unlock your potential and achieve your career goals with an education from the Opus College of Business at St. Thomas.

Gain Skills, Experience & Confidence to Begin or Further Your Career

At the Opus College of Business, we help you become a highly principled, global business leader, ready to make a difference in your industry and community. Here, you’ll find the right mix of foundational theory and real-world applications in classes taught by knowledgeable professors invested in your success.

Whether you are pursuing an undergraduate degree, enhancing your skills through Executive Education or taking your career to the next level by pursuing an MBA, you can find a program to meet your needs at St. Thomas. Our comprehensive business education combines leadership and technical skill-building with experiential learning opportunities from full-time professors and local professionals.

You can also rely on a supportive network of peers, faculty and student services to make your educational experience at St. Thomas attainable and meaningful. Our undergraduate students enjoy a personalized experience with plenty of support to help you through your college experience and prepare you for the workforce. Our graduate programs are designed for busy working professionals, offering flexible schedules, accessible class formats and support provided by advisors, career service professionals and faculty.

You’re invited to explore your potential at the Opus College of Business.

Discover Our Specialized Masters Programs

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MS in Business Analytics

Put your quantitative and analytical skills to good use as a sought-after business analyst. In our flexible MS in Business Analytics program, you can set your own pace as you gain the technical skills you need to understand data and the business skills required to make sound decisions with it.

Business Analytics MS

Pursue a Graduate Certificate

  • Business Analytics
  • Digital Experience
  • Strategic Growth
  • Transformational Change & Organization Development
  • Business Analytics

    Learn to leverage data for more informed decision-making and problem solving. Find out how to use analytics to increase efficiency and discover new opportunities. Develop your critical skills in statistics, data modeling and data analysis.

    Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics

    Digital Experience

    Gain expertise in digital strategy, marketing analytics, digital marketing platforms and channels, and people and project management. This hands-on, immersive curriculum prepares you to succeed in this evolving, exciting field.

    Graduate Certificate in Digital Experience

    Strategic Growth

    Develop strategic thinking and financial acumen while exploring approaches to organic and external growth, including innovation, mergers and acquisitions, collaborative strategies, and global expansion.

    Graduate Certificate in Strategic Growth

    Transformational Change & Organization Development

    Learn to lead transformational, strategic change through the development of an organization. Understand how to identify issues and drive solutions by consulting with executive management and partnering to design and implement system-wide changes.

    Graduate Certificate in Transformational Change & Organizational Development

    Business Analytics

    Learn to leverage data for more informed decision-making and problem solving. Find out how to use analytics to increase efficiency and discover new opportunities. Develop your critical skills in statistics, data modeling and data analysis.

    Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics

    Digital Experience

    Gain expertise in digital strategy, marketing analytics, digital marketing platforms and channels, and people and project management. This hands-on, immersive curriculum prepares you to succeed in this evolving, exciting field.

    Graduate Certificate in Digital Experience

    Strategic Growth

    Develop strategic thinking and financial acumen while exploring approaches to organic and external growth, including innovation, mergers and acquisitions, collaborative strategies, and global expansion.

    Graduate Certificate in Strategic Growth

    Transformational Change & Organization Development

    Learn to lead transformational, strategic change through the development of an organization. Understand how to identify issues and drive solutions by consulting with executive management and partnering to design and implement system-wide changes.

    Graduate Certificate in Transformational Change & Organizational Development
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    Earn Your Undergraduate Degree

    Just starting out in the world of business? St. Thomas is a great place to earn your degree, gain experience and make connections that last a lifetime.

    Business is our most popular undergraduate degree program, and for good reason. Our business core curriculum, 12 diverse majors, extensive professional network and many real-world learning opportunities give you the knowledge, experience and values to excel in a big corporation, your family business, or even start your own enterprise.

    St. Thomas offers a wide range of business majors to help you choose and excel in a chosen discipline. Learn more about them and our undergraduate program today.

    Undergraduate Business Program
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    Take an Executive Education Course

    Want to brush up on your profession without the time commitment of a degree program? Gain applicable skills and professional expertise with an Executive Education program from St. Thomas. Our 30+ short courses are ideal for giving your career a jump-start or renewed focus. Gain skills in new areas or add an extra credential to your resume.

    These non-credit, professional development classes include 1-3-day programs, weeklong “boot camps” and programs that last 2-3 months with in-classroom and online components.

    Executive Education

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    Tommie Takeback: Students Reduce, Reuse, Refurbish Furniture

    When Abigail Paulino arrived as a first-year student at the University of St. Thomas, she felt the same mix of emotions felt by thousands of newly enrolled students across college campuses each fall. But unlike most, she had traveled more than 6,000 miles from her home in Guam to begin her college career in Minnesota.… The post Tommie Takeback: Students Reduce, Reuse, Refurbish Furniture appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.


    Tommie Innovators Spark Big Ideas at the Fowler Business Concept Challenge

    When Xinsheng Tang ’26 MS looks at a municipal wastewater outfall pipe, he doesn’t see an endpoint; he sees possibility. Standing before a packed room of 63 judges, visitors and peers at the 17th annual Fowler Business Concept Challenge, he explained how cities could turn a constant, gravity-fed stream of wastewater into clean electricity. “Cities… The post Tommie Innovators Spark Big Ideas at the Fowler Business Concept Challenge appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.


    A Love for Sports Fueled Student's Love for Humanity

    Norah Barry ’26 thrives in an environment where people come together. Whether she's on the soccer field, volunteering or in the classroom, she is a light to all who meet her. A self-described “classic extrovert,” Barry thrives when she's surrounded by teammates. “I've always liked sports and team environments,” she said. “Both my brothers were… The post A Love for Sports Fueled Student's Love for Humanity appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.


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    St. Thomas Opus College of Business is an incredible place to learn, meet inspiring peers and mentors, and build a strong career path. But don’t just take our word for it—experience Opus firsthand. Visit a class, attend an info session, or chat with the admissions team.