Managerial Analytics Certificate

The Managerial Analytics Certificate prepares students for corporate roles in management consulting, strategy or planning, as well as doctoral/professional programs in law or business.

Building on Northwestern’s liberal arts framework, the certificate teaches students the business analytical models that guide strategic and tactical decision-making in business.

Graduates of the certificate will be prepared for business roles that include:

• Analyzing corporate spreadsheets
• Preparing analyses to support merger or acquisition decisions
• Helping companies make investment decisions in a supply chain network
• Analyzing and optimizing supply chain networks
• Creating analyses to support pricing decisions
• Studying industries to assess current trends in business practices, products and industry competition
• Using spreadsheets and statistical software packages to analyze sales and operational data, spot trends and develop forecasts
• Facilitating and preparing for client meetings