Oregon State University Online Business Analytics and Applied AI

Oregon State's applied AI degree comes from its College of Business, so expect analytics for decisions rather than computer science. The price is easy to plan around: $965 per credit across 45 credits, with no extra charge for nonresidents. An AACSB-accredited business college and four start terms a year make it a practical pick for working managers. At 45 credits it's longer than a 30-credit master's.

Oregon State is a public land-grant research university in Corvallis, Oregon, and its Ecampus delivers degrees online. This master's is offered by the College of Business and is delivered fully online.

The degree is 45 credits. Oregon State starts students in fall, winter, spring and summer, so you can begin in any term.

The university's graduation rate is 70% and its admit rate is 77%. The data shows 145 awards across related fields, which gives the school a sizable track record in this area.

Oregon State delivers the program fully online through Ecampus, with four start terms a year. Starting dates are rarely a problem, since you can begin in fall, winter, spring or summer.

Ask whether classes meet live or run on your own schedule. At 45 credits, a part-time student should expect to spread the work over multiple years, so ask how many credits students usually take per term.

No onsite requirement is listed, so you can study from anywhere.

Who It Fits

• You work in business, operations or marketing and want to use data and AI in decisions, not build models from scratch, and you'd like an accredited business school's name on the degree.
• You want to start soon. The program begins in fall, winter, spring and summer, and up to 22 graduate credits from Oregon State's online Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics can count toward the 45.
• You expect to stay in your current job while you study. The program is fully online, so you can study from anywhere.

Who Should Skip It

• You want to become a machine learning engineer. A computing college program such as NJIT's, at 30 credits, goes deeper on models.
• You want the shortest path to a master's. Forty-five credits is a long program.
• You want a research thesis. Oregon State doesn't require one.

Ask Oregon State for the course map before you apply. The shape of the degree is a business school's analytics program with applied AI built in.

The finish is an applied capstone project or equivalent experience embedded in coursework. A thesis is not required, which suits working professionals who'd rather solve a practical problem than write a research paper.

There's also an online Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics, and that certificate connects to this degree in a useful way.

Standout Features

• Graduate certificate in business analytics stacks into the master's (up to 22 credits transfer)
• Hands-on projects with industry partners
• Offered by an AACSB-accredited College of Business
• Taught by faculty with real-world industry experience
• Undergraduates can take graduate courses that count toward the master's

At $965 per credit, 45 credits comes to $43,425 in tuition. Oregon State says that rate has no additional charge for nonresident students, so you pay the same wherever you live. Course materials and associated fees and expenses aren't included.

Transferring up to 22 credits from the certificate lets you test the material before committing to the whole degree. Compare against 30-credit programs elsewhere, because the extra credits add to the bill even though the rate looks reasonable.

45 credits at $965 a credit comes to $43,425 in tuition, before fees.

The degree is a Master of Science from Oregon State, and the program page says it is accredited by AACSB International, the business-school accreditor. That's a program-level credential many employers recognize, and it's one that most of the technical AI programs on our list don't carry.

The page doesn't name an industry certification you'd be prepared for.

The Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics doubles as an entry point: up to 22 graduate credits from it may be transferred toward the 45-credit degree.

Where this degree can lead: Data Scientist Jobs, Jobs You Can Get With an AI Degree.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• At 45 credits, it takes longer and totals more than a typical 30-credit master's.
• It's a business analytics degree, so you won't go as deep on machine learning as in a computing college.
• Course materials and fees are extra.

• How much of the coursework is machine learning and AI, and how much is traditional business analytics?
• If I earn the Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics first, which 22 credits transfer, and do the grades need a minimum?
• What does the applied capstone look like for someone whose employer can't provide a project?
• How many credits do part-time students usually take each term?
• What do course materials and fees add on top of the $965 per credit?

Oregon State University is a public land-grant research university in Corvallis, Oregon, with Ecampus delivering degrees online. Its online AI-titled master's degree is offered by the College of Business.

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