
Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11 JULY 2025
START DATE: 28 JULY 2025
100% Online
12 months to complete
AACSB accredited1
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Advance your career faster with business analytics skills
In just a year, you’ll build the in-demand skills employers are looking for in their managers and executives. Discover how to use data to make informed business decisions with La Trobe University’s 100 per cent online Business Analytics courses.
You’ll learn the theories that power processes, so you can adapt your analytics skills to any software or situation and know how to pivot your analytics abilities when necessary. At the same time, you’ll gain hands-on experience using live data sets and professional technologies in our virtual labs to solve real-world challenges.
The course is taught by practitioners who can deepen your experience with course content by sharing their expert insights.
The 100 per cent online Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics consists of four subjects that you can complete in six months. You can go on to complete another four subjects and qualify with a Graduate Diploma in just a year.
In the Graduate Certificate you’ll learn how to:
- improve business processes by understanding their unique needs in using business analytics skills
- process complex data using statistics and data wrangling so it can be transformed into a business advantage
- work with key programming languages
In the Graduate Diploma you’ll advance on learning outcomes in the Graduate Certificate and learn how to:
- leverage new tools and technologies to use big data effectively to develop winning strategies and solutions to business challenges with advanced digital skills and analytical tools
- connect and communicate with a wide range of professional audiences enabling you to drive change within your organisation
La Trobe’s online Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics are:
AU$117,758 Senior business analyst median salary.2
88% of C-suite executives want to use data sets and analytics to drive success.3
AU$120,725 Business insight and analytics manager median salary.4

About La Trobe University
At La Trobe University, we believe you need a powerful skill set beyond what you learn in a textbook. We teach you how to adapt to new situations, connect with others, take the lead and think differently, all while you learn the skills and knowledge you need to advance your career.
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- The La Trobe Business School is accredited by the AACSB
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* https://www.seek.com.au/career-advice/role/business-analyst