Career path · Data & decision science
Business Analytics MBA career paths
The analytics track develops MBAs who turn data into decisions — analytics leadership, business intelligence, and strategy-analytics roles.
- Mapped roles
- 4
- occupations this path targets
- With wage data
- 4
- published benchmarks
- Median wage span
- $79k–$120k
- across mapped roles
- Verified MBA outcomes
- 0
- still being collected
What business analytics roles pay
Wage ranges for the occupations a Business Analytics MBA commonly targets — the soft band is the 10th–90th percentile, the solid band the middle 50%, the marker the median. These are occupational wage benchmarks, not MBA-specific salaries, but they show where this path can lead and how wide the spread runs.
These are occupational wage benchmarks for roles MBA graduates commonly target — wage context across all workers, not verified MBA-specific outcomes.
Operations Research Analysts
$88,940median
Operations research and decision science.
Data Scientists
$120,230median
Data science and advanced analytics.
Management Analysts
$101,860median
Analytics-driven strategy and consulting.
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$78,760median
Quantitative market and commercial analytics.
See the full benchmark table▸
| Role (occupation) | Median annual | 10th–90th pct | U.S. employment |
|---|---|---|---|
Operations Research Analysts Operations research and decision science. SOC 15-2031 | $88,940 | $57,060 – $159,910 | 108,510 |
Data Scientists Data science and advanced analytics. SOC 15-2051 | $120,230 | $67,240 – $199,130 | 262,440 |
Management Analysts Analytics-driven strategy and consulting. SOC 13-1111 | $101,860 | $60,640 – $171,640 | 898,280 |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Quantitative market and commercial analytics. SOC 13-1161 | $78,760 | $43,390 – $155,480 | 899,580 |
These are occupational wage benchmarks for roles MBA graduates commonly target — wage context across all workers, not verified MBA-specific outcomes.
Roles this path leads to
Analytics manager
Leads an analytics team that informs business decisions.
Business intelligence lead
Owns metrics, dashboards, and reporting infrastructure.
Strategy & analytics
Pairs quantitative analysis with strategy and planning.
Data product manager
Builds the data products that power decisions.
Functions you'd own
Where this path tends to map inside a company.
Where graduates land
Common industries for this path — tap any to explore it.
What affects your pay on this path
Two people on the same path can earn very differently. These are the factors that move the number most — worth weighing as you plan your MBA.
- Technical depth and tooling
- Industry and company stage
- Equity mix in tech
- Geography
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- 1A handful of real, reviewed outcomes from people on this path
- 2Their school, role, industry, and city — so ranges reflect like-for-like
- 3Public datasets and school reports to cross-check the numbers