Today’s business leaders must do more than lead people; they must be able to leverage data in order to steer a business towards success. While the demand for business analytics skills is very high – a recent report from IBM predicts that, by 2020, there will be 2.7 million new business analytics positions created each year – most analytics programs do not prepare graduates to take on high-level leadership roles. The Drake online Master of Science in Business Analytics program can be completed in two years, attending part-time. The program consists of 30 credit hours.