Master in Business Analytics and Data Science
Master in Business Analytics and Data Science
Builders of the Data-Driven Future
Builders of the Data-Driven Future
The Master in Business Analytics & Data Science is designed for individuals who want to harness the power of data, AI and advanced analytics to solve challenges and drive innovation. Through close collaboration with world-class faculty, students gain the technical expertise and strategic mindset needed to transform data into real business impact.
Our Program Directors and professors are inspiring leaders, each with a valuable network of professional connections, that will help you develop your skills and prepare you to excel in your own high-impact career.
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STUDENTS' PROFILES
STUDENTS' PROFILES
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND (%)
BusinessEngineeringTechnologyEconomicsOthersREGIONS REPRESENTED (%)
North AmericaAsia PacificLatin AmericaEuropeSpainMiddle East & AfricaGENDER (%)*
WomenMen
*As one of the few institutions worldwide achieving true gender balance in STEM, women made up 51% of our most recent Master in Business Analytics and Data Science intake.
STUDENTS' BACKGROUNDS
STUDENTS' BACKGROUNDS
BUSINESS
People who come from Finance, Management, Marketing and Economics.
QUANTITATIVE
People with backgrounds in applied sciences such as Math, Statistics, and Social Sciences like Psychology.
TECHNOLOGY
People with tech backgrounds such as Computer Science and IT management.
Student Experience
Student Experience
Maika Robledo
Andrea Palomino
Zara F. Amer
Vasco Oliveira
Sergio Reyes
MBD Student Experience - Maika Robledo
MBD Student Experience - Maika Robledo
“IE University is very practical in the sense that they want you to learn based on cases. This is very beneficial because when you go out into the real world, you have the opportunity to apply what you learned in class, to these life cases.”
MBD Student Experience - Andrea Palomino
MBD Student Experience - Andrea Palomino
“What I like about my program is that not all of us have the same profile, there are people that are new in this field and they give you another point of view on how to deal with some problems.”
MBD Student Experience - Zara F. Amer
MBD Student Experience - Zara F. Amer
“IE is preparing me for my future career in a lot of different ways. I’ve learned both hard and soft skills, like coding and communication. Group projects also ensure that we learn how to coexist with other people and work towards a common goal.”
MBD Student Experience - Vasco Oliveira
MBD Student Experience - Vasco Oliveira
“For me, the most important characteristic of this master’s is that it really broadened my horizons. It showed me a whole new realm of different experiences and knowledge that I wasn’t exposed to before.”
MBD Student Experience - Sergio Reyes
MBD Student Experience - Sergio Reyes
“The first challenge you may find when trying to do this master’s is the complexity of the technology. If you’re not a technology oriented person, you may find it hard to begin with, but the professors are very smart and they will help you along the way”
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR
ACADEMIC DIRECTOR
Raquel Cabero, Professional experience
Raquel Cabero, Professional experience
Raquel Cabero Quiles serves as the Academic Director of the full-time Master in Business Analytics and Data Science program at IE University's School of Science and Technology. Throughout her international career in the United States and Spain, she has held strategic and leadership roles, primarily serving as a Sales Manager, Senior Manager of Admissions and Analytics, and as a Data specialist, overseeing and implementing data analytics and data visualization projects for commercial teams.
On the academic side, Raquel has a background in Business Management, Business Analytics, and Data Science. Driven by a passion for Education, Technology, and Data Visualization, Raquel is currently a Ph.D. candidate, dedicating her research to effective data communication and disinformation. She has also represented IE University on an international level by delivering various masterclasses on tech and data-related topics and participating in international academic conferences, such as QS Reinventing Higher Education.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Academic Director, Master in Business Analytics and Data Science, IE University, 2023-Present
• Senior Manager, Admissions and Analytics, IE School of Science and Technology, Spain, 2022-2023
• Manager, Admissions and Analytics, IE School of Science and Technology and IE Business School, Spain, 2021-2022
• Sales Manager and Business Development, Education First, 2018-2020
• Sales Operations Analyst, TVC Marketing, USA, 2016-2018
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
• Ph.D. Candidate. Research in effective data communication and disinformation, UMA, Spain, 2023-Present
• Master in Business Analytics and Data Science, IE University, Spain, 2020-2021
• Bachelor in Business Administration and Management. Women's Tennis Team Four-year Tennis Player, NCAA, West Liberty University, USA, 2013-2017
Luis Reina, professional experience
Luis Reina is a computer science engineer from UPM (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) and holds an executive MBA from Henley Business School. He has been with IBM for over 25 years, working in the IBM Data & AI business unit.In addition to his work at IE, he has also served as a professor at various colleges and business schools for over 20 years, including ICAI, UAM, EOI, UPO, etc., where he has taught numerous classes related to data and analytics (such as database applications, database programming, multimedia databases, geographic databases, SQL practices, Hadoop, Spark, etc.).
He is the co-author of two database books: "DB2 Cluster Certification Guide," published by Prentice Hall, and "Introducción al SQL para Usuarios y Programadores," published by Thomson.
BUSINESS ANALYTICS AND DATA SCIENCE MASTER'S DEGREE FACULTY
BUSINESS ANALYTICS AND DATA SCIENCE MASTER'S DEGREE FACULTY