About LSU's MSA program

LSU's Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) is an exciting new degree that prepares students for interesting and rewarding jobs in analytics and business intelligence.

The MSA program is an intensive 12-month professional program.  It focuses on using advanced data management tools, applied statistics and operations research techniques to analyze large real-world data sets to increase return on investment, improve customer retention, reduce fraud and improve decision making.  The program begins

The MSA students work in small groups utilizing large databases of information from real companies to produce and solve business problems in areas such as marketing, insurance, banking, healthcare, communications, e-commerce, and law enforcement.  This program is designed to meet the growing demand for professionals who understand "big data" and have the specialized analytic skills needed to extract actionable information from large and complex data sets.

Students collaborating on their work assignements