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
Program Highlights
The 12-month MSBA prepares you to use data and analytics to solve business problems across industries. You’ll learn in a small, cohort-based program while gaining applied experience and connections to Seattle’s data and technology community.
- Evening and weekend classes designed around a full-time job
- Applied learning through real-world projects, the Capstone project, and Leader Series
- Personalized one-on-one career coaching and access to the UW alumni network
- $106K average starting salary
- No. 7 in the world for alumni outcomes and No. 10 for value for money (2025 QS World University Rankings
Across every program, Foster integrates AI into coursework, projects, and research. Learn more about AI at Foster.
Key Dates & Admissions
ROUND 1
October 20th, 2026 (11:59pm PDT)
ROUND 2
January 5th, 2027 (11:59pm PDT)
Late applications may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Please inquire here.
Turning Data Into Decisions
Decoding Digital Marketing
Game-Changing Analytics
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.
Faculty Research
What Does ‘AI Company’ Actually Mean?
These days, more and more companies are calling themselves AI companies. But what does that label actually tell us? University of Washington Foster School of Business professors Suresh Kotha and... Read more
The Bright Side of Blue Light
Blue light gets a bad rap when it comes to sleep. We’ve all been told to put away our phones and other screens before bed because the light they emit... Read more
The More Investors Know, the More They Can Get from AI
Investors have a lot of information to sort through when deciding where to put their money: earnings reports, financial statements, analyst forecasts, company news, and market shifts. Institutional investors —... Read more
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