About this programme
Master in Business Analytics is a Master's Degree programme at NHH Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, taught in English. It runs for 2 years and carries 120 ECTS credits. The register gives Bergen as the campus town. It lists the degree as Master. NHH Norwegian School of Economics is a specialised university in Vestland.
What you will study
What you study
The Business Analytics (BAN) major at NHH gives you the quantitative tools for decision-making in a data-driven economy. You learn programming and data management, statistical tools to explore and find patterns in data, optimisation and simulation for better decisions, and machine learning and artificial intelligence for automated decision support.
The compulsory courses cover three areas. Programming (7.5 ECTS) is BAN405 Python Programming for Data Science, which the page strongly recommends you take in the first semester because later courses need programming skills. Predictive analytics (7.5 ECTS) is BAN404 Statistical Learning. Business modelling and prescriptive analytics (15 ECTS) is BAN402 Decision Modelling in Business and BAN403 Simulation of Business Processes. These compulsory courses are recommended in the first year.
The remaining 15 ECTS of the major come from electives, split into two groups. Methodological courses focus on analytical methods, often applied in business contexts. Examples include BAN430 Forecasting, BAN432 Applied Textual Data Analysis for Business and Finance, BAN438 Application Development in Python and BAN426 Applied Data Science. Application-oriented courses focus on how value is created and how analytics improves decisions. Examples include BUS470 Retail Analytics, FIE453 Big Data with Applications to Finance, ENE434 Energy Industry Analytics, MBM433 Customer Analytics in a Digital World and BAN443 Transforming Business with AI: The Power of Large Language Models. You finish with BANTHE Independent work/thesis in Business Analytics (30 ECTS).
How the programme is organised
The degree is 120 ECTS over two years, taught in English, and leads to a Master in Economics and Business Administration. The BAN major is one profile within that degree. The page lists the compulsory courses and a long elective list with ECTS values, from 2.5 ECTS short courses to 7.5 ECTS courses.
You must also take at least 7.5 ECTS in Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability (ERS). You can meet this within your major, your minor or your electives. None of the ERS courses are part of the BAN major, so you fulfil the requirement through an elective or a minor. The page notes that ENE434 Energy Industry Analytics and BUS401 Strategic Profitability Analysis treat sustainability issues.
You can also take Business Analytics as a minor: 22.5 ECTS from the profile's course portfolio, including at least one of BAN405, BAN402, BAN403 or BAN404.
NHH offers international opportunities: semester exchange, the Double Degree programme, CEMS, Engage.EU, Intern Abroad and summer courses. The page names Ivey School of Business as a double degree partner with many Business Analytics courses.
Who it suits
This major suits students who want to work as analysts in companies or as consultants, and anyone who wants to add analytical skills to a business background. The page says the skills are in high demand and that graduates can communicate with technological experts and support managerial decision-making. It also points to digital strategy management. The learning outcomes include solving business analytics problems in teams with people from different backgrounds, reflecting on ethical challenges specific to business analytics, and communicating solutions to executives and other stakeholders.
Admission, language and next steps
The programme is taught in English. Admission requirements and application details are set by NHH, so check the programme page for the exact process and deadlines. Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland are normally exempt from tuition fees at state institutions; other degree students normally pay a fee the institution sets. NHH is a specialised university, not a university college. The page names Isabel Montero Hovdahl as Academic Coordinator. Use the official programme page to confirm course offerings, the ERS requirement and international options before you apply.
Job opportunities after graduating
- Analyst in a company
- Consultant
- Digital strategy manager
- Roles that support managerial decision-making
- Roles that communicate with technological experts
Before you apply
Master’s applications go straight to NHH Norwegian School of Economics, not through the national admission service (NUCAS). Study in Norway states that you need a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS), including courses equal to at least one and a half years of full-time study relevant to the programme. Deadlines are set by each institution for each programme, so confirm yours. Entry requirements and language tests are also set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, study permits and housing.
Facts on this page come from the Study in Norway register, the official English-programme list run by HK-dir, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. Fees are in NOK as the institution lists them. "Not listed" means the register has no figure, not that the programme is free. Always confirm requirements, fees and deadlines with the institution.
Quick answers
Is Master in Business Analytics taught in English?
Yes. The Study in Norway register, run by HK-dir, lists it as an English-taught programme at NHH Norwegian School of Economics. Only English-taught degree programmes are included here.
How long does it take?
The register records 2 years of study and 120 ECTS credits. Sixty ECTS credits are one academic year of full-time study.
Where is it taught?
The register lists Bergen as the campus town for this programme at NHH Norwegian School of Economics.
How do I apply?
Master’s applications go straight to the institution, not through the national admission service (NUCAS). Study in Norway states that you need a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS), including courses equal to at least one and a half years of full-time study relevant to the programme, and some programmes require a minimum grade average. NHH Norwegian School of Economics publishes its requirements on the programme page.
When is the application deadline?
Each institution sets and publishes its own deadline for each programme, and the dates can differ between applicants from outside the EU/EEA, EU/EEA applicants and Nordic applicants. Confirm the date for your own situation on the programme page at NHH Norwegian School of Economics.
What does it cost?
Students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland pay NOK 204,000 a year, as NHH Norwegian School of Economics lists it. For students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland the record shows no tuition fee. Fees are in NOK as the institution lists them. Every student also pays a semester fee of about NOK 1,000 to the student welfare organisation linked to the institution.
Do I need a permit to study there?
Students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland need a study permit from the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). UDI asks for proof of admission, housing and funds of NOK 15,488 a month or NOK 170,368 a year (2026/27), on top of any tuition fee. A study permit allows work of up to 20 hours a week during term and full time in the holidays. Students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland register with the police within three months of arrival instead.
Is this programme officially listed?
It comes from the Study in Norway register at studyinnorway.no, the English-programme list run by HK-dir, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. The programme page at NHH Norwegian School of Economics is linked from this page so you can compare.