Career Guidance
Graduates with skills in business data analysis will be qualified to work in professions in multiple industries, such as:
- Marketing, Information Technology, Banking, Healthcare, Retail, Advertising, Education, Insurance
| Job Category | Average Starting Salary |
|---|---|
| Financial Analyst | $50K+ |
| Business Analyst | $55K+ |
| Market Research Analyst | $60K+ |
| Data Specialist/Management | $45K+ |
| Data Analyst | $70K+ |
| Accounting Analyst | $45+ |
| Supply Chain | $61K+ |
| Quantitative Analyst | $50K+ |
Higher pay scales will be paid to those with a bachelor’s degree in a business or computer related field and a few years of experience.
Degree Map
Student Learning Outcomes for Academic Programs
A.S. in Business Data Analytics
General Education Outcomes
A robust general education is founded on the knowledge, concepts, methods, and perspectives that students gain through the study of many academic disciplines. These disciplinary studies stimulate intellectual inquiry, global awareness, and cultural and artistic appreciation: they equip students to make informed judgments and remain engaged beyond the classroom. To that end, QCC promotes educational activities that allow students to demonstrate that they can:
- Communicate effectively in various forms
- Use analytical reasoning to identify issues or problems and evaluate evidence in order to make informed decisions
- Reason quantitatively as required in various fields of interest and in everyday life
- Apply information management and digital technology skills useful for academic research and lifelong learning
- Apply scientific methods and reasoning to investigate issues or problems in the natural and social sciences in order to draw conclusions
To support these institutional general education outcomes, the academic departments-;through their programs-may also assess the ability of students to:
- Integrate knowledge and skills in the program of study
- Make ethical judgments while recognizing multiple perspectives, as appropriate in the program of study
- Work collaboratively to accomplish learning objectives
Program Outcomes
The Business Data Analytics degree is designed to prepare students for jobs that require data analysis skills, data visualization, and presentation skills that are essential to data-decision making in organizations. After completing the Business Data Analytics degree program, students will be able to:
- Use foundational business principles to evaluate and solve problems for business management, statistics, business law, software applications, and finance.
- Create and analyze databases to solve business problems.
- Develop computer programs to solve business problems.
- Apply data mining techniques to support data-driven decision-making.
- Apply data analysis for solving business problems and visualizing data across multiple industries.


