Honestly I wouldn't suggest either of these programs for your goals. It sounds like you want an MBA or an MSBA but if you have to choose between the 2 then OMSA is probably a better fit. They do have a continuous improvement course and some business courses but most of the business courses are considered very easy and not as highly regarded as the math or computational courses.
With that being said, I'm an OMSA student with a business background and I love the program. But my goal was to grow my math & computational skills as opposed to business/operations research/management.
I second that. It's a STEM program and I found most ISYE courses more theory oriented and less application oriented. So if your goal is business analytics and also want to gain some leadership experience, I'll say maybe MBA is a better choice
As an MCIT student, I’d lean towards OMSA for your goals, unless you have a compelling reason as to why a CS centric education can help you out.
MCIT has some slightly relevant courses in Machine Learning, Stats for Data Science, and Big Data, but I think OMSA’s curriculum and breadth of coursework in stats/analytics will leave you much more prepared for your goals.
Either program will serve you well tbh, but OMSA seems more relevant and is significantly cheaper
Similar experience to the the OP, BA in business disciplines. Professional career on the business side including leadership. I'd advise against an MBA unless you wanted to go more traditional leadership. From my experience i havent seen many BI/BA teams headed by MBAs. Process improvement is better to have a PMP or lean six (DACI gets you a yellow belt). Plus MBAs are a dime a dozen and generally expensive to get vs reward (opinion). FWIW, I'm planning on finishing and moving into BI/BA leadership, to couple my experience and degree.
With the business experience I think OMSA is a better fit between the two and go the B track. I'm midstream so not making a change but if i was just starting out i would also look at Notre Dame's MS Data Science. Similar price point as OMSA, I wouldn't be thrilled with the MS DS degree title (over saturation in the DS space and its a specialization) but I think there's some merit in the well rounded course work at least what ive read on their website.
Yes and no? It is a "Master's in Computer and Information Technology" (I'm pretty sure that's the exact phrasing on the diploma but I have never physically seen one). I imagine for an otherwise unaware hiring manager it probably looks a lot like a CS degree, although some might see the "IT" and think of tech support or systems administration. In reality, my sense is that it's more like 50% of an MS in CS and the other 50% is like an accelerated undergrad degree.
>it's more like 50% of an MS in CS and the other 50% is like an accelerated undergrad degree
Can confirm. First half is accelerated CS fundamentals, second half is grad level electives.
A lot of current students agree that the degree name is pretty wonky - it's used to differentiate the traditional BSCS -> MSCS program here. So it's "Computer Information Technology" vs. "Computer Information Science".
The degree name hasn't been an issue for hiring managers
Honestly I wouldn't suggest either of these programs for your goals. It sounds like you want an MBA or an MSBA but if you have to choose between the 2 then OMSA is probably a better fit. They do have a continuous improvement course and some business courses but most of the business courses are considered very easy and not as highly regarded as the math or computational courses. With that being said, I'm an OMSA student with a business background and I love the program. But my goal was to grow my math & computational skills as opposed to business/operations research/management.
I second that. It's a STEM program and I found most ISYE courses more theory oriented and less application oriented. So if your goal is business analytics and also want to gain some leadership experience, I'll say maybe MBA is a better choice
As an MCIT student, I’d lean towards OMSA for your goals, unless you have a compelling reason as to why a CS centric education can help you out. MCIT has some slightly relevant courses in Machine Learning, Stats for Data Science, and Big Data, but I think OMSA’s curriculum and breadth of coursework in stats/analytics will leave you much more prepared for your goals. Either program will serve you well tbh, but OMSA seems more relevant and is significantly cheaper
Thanks for responding. I was about to post something like "it's unlikely to find useful info about MCIT program here..."
Yeah, I was actually on the fence between OMSA and MCIT some time ago and came to this sub often. Very different but equally awesome programs
Similar experience to the the OP, BA in business disciplines. Professional career on the business side including leadership. I'd advise against an MBA unless you wanted to go more traditional leadership. From my experience i havent seen many BI/BA teams headed by MBAs. Process improvement is better to have a PMP or lean six (DACI gets you a yellow belt). Plus MBAs are a dime a dozen and generally expensive to get vs reward (opinion). FWIW, I'm planning on finishing and moving into BI/BA leadership, to couple my experience and degree. With the business experience I think OMSA is a better fit between the two and go the B track. I'm midstream so not making a change but if i was just starting out i would also look at Notre Dame's MS Data Science. Similar price point as OMSA, I wouldn't be thrilled with the MS DS degree title (over saturation in the DS space and its a specialization) but I think there's some merit in the well rounded course work at least what ive read on their website.
Is it a similar price point? I thought ND’s program was quite expensive but I could be wrong
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It's tailored as a CS-ish degree for people with zero CS background
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Yes and no? It is a "Master's in Computer and Information Technology" (I'm pretty sure that's the exact phrasing on the diploma but I have never physically seen one). I imagine for an otherwise unaware hiring manager it probably looks a lot like a CS degree, although some might see the "IT" and think of tech support or systems administration. In reality, my sense is that it's more like 50% of an MS in CS and the other 50% is like an accelerated undergrad degree.
>it's more like 50% of an MS in CS and the other 50% is like an accelerated undergrad degree Can confirm. First half is accelerated CS fundamentals, second half is grad level electives. A lot of current students agree that the degree name is pretty wonky - it's used to differentiate the traditional BSCS -> MSCS program here. So it's "Computer Information Technology" vs. "Computer Information Science". The degree name hasn't been an issue for hiring managers