MSBA by the Numbers
#7
for Alumni outcomes
(2025 QS World University Rankings)
#10
value for money
(2025 QS World University Rankings)
106K
Average starting salary after graduation
(Class of 2023)
Program Highlights
With a Foster MSBA, your return on investment is unparalleled. Learn from industry experts, join the University of Washington’s powerful alumni network, and achieve your goals as an analytics expert.
At Foster, you can start leveraging your degree sooner. The Foster MSBA is only 12 months (versus 18 months at other schools). You will earn your MSBA faster and at a lower cost.
- STEM-designated classes
- Personalized one-on-one career coaching
- Robust alumni network in Seattle and around the world
- More cost-effective than many other schools (even when they offer scholarships)
Key Dates & Admissions
Priority
November 4th, 2025 (11:59pm PDT)
ROUND 1
December 9th, 2025 (11:59pm PDT)
ROUND 2
January 14th, 2026 (11:59pm PDT)
NOTE: The MSBA program encourages new F-1 visa seeking international students to apply early to allow for sufficient visa processing time.
World-Class Faculty
Professor Rutz teaches Customer Analytics. He is an expert in the fields of database marketing and e-commerce, and winner of the O’Dell Award awarded by the American Marketing Association.
Professor Yoganarasimhan is the Director of the Foster Customer Analytics Center. She teaches Analytics for Firm Decisions and researches big data and social influence models. She has a PhD from Yale University.
Professor Jain teaches marketing and international business. He is an expert in the fields of experimental design and artificial intelligence. He is a Distinguished Faculty Fellow at the Foster Customer Analytics Center.
Faculty Research
Think Big Before You Think Small: Two Foster Scholars on Why Ideas Matter
In business research, many discoveries are born in data, through models, regressions, and carefully controlled experiments. But University of Washington Foster School of Business Professors Robert W. Palmatier and Suresh... Read more
Betting on Knowledge: When More Information Doesn’t Mean Better Decisions
You walk into a casino. Next to the roulette wheel, a digital display shows the last 20 numbers that have come up. Red, black, 17, 22, 35—the history is all... Read more
New Research: When Politics Hits Your Portfolio
Once upon a time, a stock was just a stock. Just a few decades ago, investors bought Exxon stock for its dividends, Microsoft stock for its growth, and Coca-Cola stock... Read more
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