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It’s a well-known fact in the business world: numbers are always important.

But in today’s professional industries, they don’t just signify growth or decline.

They influence decisions.

That’s why Temple University’s Fox School of Business has a program designed specifically for professionals looking to advance their skills when it comes to putting data to use.

The Fox School’s Master of Science in Business Analytics degree is a 30-credit graduate program offering students the advanced skills and techniques to utilize data as a strategic business asset and professional resource. Guided by a market-driven, heavily analytical curriculum, the program offers future business leaders the knowledge to turn data into decisions, and those decisions into profits.

Located at Temple University’s Center City campus in the heart of Philadelphia, students graduate from the program with advanced career credentials, and a thorough education into data analytics. On top of critical foundational courses like Advanced Business Analytics, Decision Models: From Data to Decisions and Quantitative Methods for Business, students complete their degree by choosingmodern, industry-specific electives, that provide them with well-rounded insight and perspective. Just a few electives to choose from include Business Strategy in a Global Environment,Socioeconomic Context of Business, and Time Series Analysis and Forecasting.

Program alumna, Caroline Alba, highlighted her time pursuing her degree within the program and how the educational experience has made a difference in her career today.

Up for the challenge

When it came time to select her graduate school program, Caroline Alba wasn’t too particular.

However, the master of science in Business Analytics program at Temple University’s Fox School of Business checked what she considered to be the most important box.

“I wanted a program that would challenge me,” Alba said.

“I already had an education in statistics and financial tech, and I wanted to expand upon that knowledge instead of re-learning what I already knew.”

Consider the challenge accepted.

Originally from North Carolina, Alba was one year into her full-time role as senior supply chain financial analyst at the Campbell’s Company in Camden, NJ, when she decided to pursue her master’s at the Fox School in 2023. Drawn to the program because of its location, part-time enrollment flexibility and keen focus on data science, her experience left her with not only an advanced degree, but additional knowledge for her everyday professional pursuits.

“I found a majority of the program to be a mix of both new knowledge that I could immediately apply to my everyday role and material that wasn’t directly applicable to my job but still interesting and valuable,” Alba said.

In the time since beginning the program and graduating from it in the spring of 2026, Alba has enjoyed advancement at Campbell’s. Today, she serves as a marketing operations analyst.

“In my current role, I analyze, visualize and explain marketing financial data to cross-functional teams within the company,” Alba said.

“The program focused on timeless data visualizations and statistics best practices while incorporating modern programming platforms like ‘R Studio’ and ‘Anaconda.’”

While she recalls the entire overall degree experience to be good, particular elements stood out as particularly memorable.

“My favorite courses were Advanced Business Analytics and Visualization: The Art of Numbers and the Psychology of Persuasion,” Alba said.

“They were both courses that measurably improved my technical and professional skills.”

Ready to continue and build upon her early career successes, her time at Fox leaves her even more prepared for the path.

“I will definitely use my degree as leverage for career progression moving forward,” Alba said.