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Jobs You Can Get with a Business Analytics Degree

Analytics Team - Sept 2024

There are many jobs that you can get with a business analytics degree. From analysts to financial advisors and specialists to auditors, there are many careers in business and finance you can choose from when you get a Business Analytics B.S. degree from BYU-Idaho! To learn more in depth about what BYU-Idaho has to offer within the Business Analytics program, you can check out this article here. [INSERT BUSINESS ANALYTICS (B.S.) DEGREE PAGE/ARTICLE]

Most Common Career: Business Analyst

The main career you can get from a business analytics degree is, of course, a business analyst. A business analyst is hired by a company to analyze their data to help them make decisions to improve business performance. To learn more in depth on a business analyst’s skills and job description, you can check out this article here. [INSERT WHAT IS A BUSINESS ANALYST? BLOG ARTICLE]

Highlighted Careers

Here is a list of highlighted careers that BYU-Idaho recommends from the Business Analytics program!

Business Analyst:

  • gather and analyze data
  • identify user needs
  • evaluate business systems
  • make recommendations
  • lead projects that improve company performance

Management Consultant/Analyst:

  • work in teams with a client’s leaders to identify problems
  • gather information
  • implement solutions

Market Research Analyst:

  • monitor sales trends
  • measure the effectiveness of marketing programs and strategies

Pricing Analyst:

  • collaborate with sales and marketing teams
  • analyze competitor offerings and market expectations
  • build pricing models to determine the ideal target price for products/services

Other Related Fields

Here is a list of other related fields from the occupational outlook handbook. These are careers you can get with a business analytics degree or other related business or finance degrees!

  • Accountants and Auditors: Examine and record financial data.
  • Budget Analysts: Create financial plans for businesses and personal clients.
  • Claim Examiners and Investigators: Evaluate insurance claims.
  • Financial Analysts: Make financial decisions to help businesses and personal clients get a profit.
  • Financial Examiners: Comply with laws in handling business and financial transactions.
  • Human Resources Specialists: Recruit, screen, and interview job applicants as well as place new hired workers in jobs. Also handle compensation and benefits, training, and employee relations.
     
  • Market Research Analysts: Study consumer preferences, business conditions, and other factors to assess potential sales of a product or service.

What Career is Right for You?

Below is a chart to help you see the different jobs, focus, and responsibilities. By using this chart, you can see clearly what job interests you and what is best for you!

Job TitlePrimary FocusKey Responsibility
Business AnalystPerformance ImprovementAnalyzes data to help companies make decisions and lead projects.
Management ConsultantProblem SolvingWorks with leaders to identify problems and implement solutions.
Market Research AnalystConsumer TrendsMonitors sales trends and studies consumer preferences.
Pricing AnalystRevenue StrategyBuild pricing models and analyze competitor offerings.
Financial AnalystProfitabilityGuides businesses in making financial decisions to ensure profit.
HR SpecialistPersonnelRecruits and screens of applicants while handling employee relations.

Next Steps: Analyzing Your Future

Besides becoming a general business analyst (the most common career), you can now explore all these careers and more to see what is best for you and your future! Whether you want to focus more on the financial core of business analytics in becoming a financial auditor or focus more on marketing and research, a Business Analytics degree from BYU-Idaho will help you get there!

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Works Cited
Business Analytics (B.S.),” BYU-Idaho, (2026).
Business and Financial Occupations: Occupational Outlook Handbook,” US Bureau of Labor Statistics, (2026).