Businesses today can no longer afford to ignore the mountains of data accumulating in their data warehouses. People who can transform these mountains of data into actionable information are more in demand than ever.  An MS/BA in Business Statistics from the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration will give you advanced analytic skills, in addition to core business knowledge, for a competitive edge in tight job markets. 

To see what kinds of jobs are available for business analysts with statistical expertise, surf to www.monster.com, and type in keywords such as

Analyst SAS
Analyst Statistics
Data Mining
Customer Relationship Management
Direct Marketing
Database marketing
Risk Analysis
Business Intelligence SAS
Six Sigma
Quality Control
Credit scoring
Predictive modeling
Fraud detection

The word 'SAS' is a good key word to include because it helps identify jobs specifically that have a focus toward analytics, as business, government and academic positions for SAS analysts are common.  In your education at the Rawls College of Business, you will learn a great deal about SAS, as well as other analytic software packages.   

Other sources for Statistical Analytics-related job information are Smith-Hanley consulting (http://www.smithhanley-consulting.com/) and the American Statistical Association website http://www.amstat.org/careers/ . 

Recent MS-Stat graduates have enjoyed multiple job offers in fields such as credit scoring, data mining, financial analysis, healthcare research, and risk management. 

Business Statistics students have the opportunity to participate in activities of the Center for Advanced Analytics and Business Intelligence, or CAABI (http://caabi.ba.ttu.edu/ ).  Center activities include TTU research projects and hands-on experiences with outside businesses. 

The Rawls College of Business Master of Science program with a concentration in Statistics is designed to train students in the application of statistical models, data mining, and decision-making in business, industry, and government. The program structure is designed for this purpose in that it consists primarily of statistics and related courses as opposed to the general business courses included in the MBA program. The program requires 23 hours of tool courses, 36 hours of core, required and elective courses, and a 3-hour comprehensive exam. Students with a recent BBA may waive all tool courses with a grade of B or better in comparable undergraduate courses.