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Center for Business Analytics

Educating students, accelerating careers, and advancing research.


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2025 DAY FOR DATA SYMPOSIUM
Monday, November 3, 2025 at the Moss Arts Center


Registration is now open for the 2025 Day for Data Symposium! Day for Data is designed to give students real-world insights into the applications of data analytics, provide companies with a unique and excellent opportunity for recruitment, connect faculty to industry to foster research partnerships, and more. Register today!

 

Experiential Education

We specialize in connecting students to real-world business applications. Through one of our graduate-level capstone projects, undergraduate-level data analytics challenges and events, or an internship at one of our many affiliated companies, we enable students to work on real solutions now — because you shouldn't have to wait until you graduate to have an impact.

Learn more about our MSBA-BA program →

 

Corporate Partnerships

CBA corporate sponsors receive priority recruitment access to our affiliated students and benefit from speaking opportunities at recruitment events, collaboration with faculty on research, partnership with MSBA-BA graduate students on capstone projects, cross-promotional marketing, and networking opportunities with thought leaders at Virginia Tech. 

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Thought Leadership

Pamplin analytics faculty conduct research and provide world-class education in relevant, emerging areas of study including automation, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), consumer analytics, platforms and social media analytics, organizational behavior, marketing and financial analytics, data-driven decision making, and much more. 

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Upcoming Events

  • 30 May

    MSBA-BA Alumni Event: Blacksburg, VA

    Center for Business Analytics Public Calendar
    • Friday
    • 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM (UTC)
  • 24 Jun

    MSBA-BA Cohort 10 Pre-Orientation Evening Session

    Center for Business Analytics Public Calendar
    • Tuesday
    • 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM (UTC)
    • Zoom
  • 25 Jun

    Public Presentation Day: MSBA-BA Cohort 10

    Center for Business Analytics Public Calendar
    • Wednesday
    • All day
    • Data and Decision Sciences Building, 727 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061
    Public Presentation Day is the culmination of the MSBA-BA program, and represents an opportunity to recognize the skills our students have developed and celebrate their graduation from the program. Registration for this event is required.
  • 01 Nov

    MSBA-BA Cohort 11 Early Action Application Deadline

    Center for Business Analytics Public Calendar
    • Saturday
    • All day
    • Virginia Tech
  • 03 Nov

    2025 Day for Data Symposium

    Center for Business Analytics Public Calendar
    • Monday
    • All day
    • Moss Arts Center 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
    Join us for the fourth-annual Day for Data Symposium— a conference for students, faculty, and industry to explore the modern applications of business analytics and artificial intelligence. Learn more and register athttps://cba.pamplin.vt.edu/events/day-for-data.html
  • 01 Feb

    MSBA-BA Cohort 11 International Student Final Application Deadline

    Center for Business Analytics Public Calendar
    • Sunday
    • All day
    • Virginia Tech
  • 01 Mar

    MSBA-BA Cohort 11 Domestic Student Final Application Deadline

    Center for Business Analytics Public Calendar
    • Sunday
    • All day
    • Virginia Tech

Our Impact

273

MSBA-BA Graduates

65

Graduate Capstone Projects Delivered to Customers

20

Affiliated Faculty