B.S Business Analytics & Information Technology RU-New Brunswick

Hello. I just wanted some info about the BAIT program at the RUNB Business School. I heard that it is excellent prep for an IT career. Is this true? (it’s an IT program that isn’t accredited by the CAC of ABET, but accredited by AACSB. I don’t think that this matters though). Also, does it pay as well as (or less than) other Rutgers majors such as ECE, ITI or CS? Overall, is it worth it? I would just like more info from people who know a lot about BAIT. Thank you.

Also, is it more focused on the BA or IT aspect of the degree?

Business Analytics differs from data science degrees offered as a CS specialty. The former includes a focus on using data to solve business problems and requires the core business foundation ( Econ, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing) whereas the CS degree is more focused on technical skills, e.g. programming.

If at all I attend RUNB, should I major in ITI or BAIT? I don’t know if ECE is for me, so I wanted to focus on InfoTech degrees, but will they keep my options limited (vs. if I do a CS or CompE major?

If the question is which path makes the most sense to start with, assuming you are undecided, RBS gives you more options than if you were to start in SAS. This is because Business School students can take any class at SAS whereas the opposite is not true. Most courses, other than the pre-business entry-level courses offered by RBS are restricted to RBS students. This may give you the option to explore majors, via electives, without needing to apply later to RBS should you ultimately decide to major in BAIT. Another factor- Admissions to the Engineering school and RBS are more competitive than SAS (for CS).

BTW, ITI is in the SCI (School of Communication & Information), not SAS. Does this make a difference?

SAS is an umbrella for most of the majors at Rutgers NB, you can think of SCI as a subset or a group of a certain type of major in SAS, meaning that you are in the school as soon as you are eligible to declare your desired major.

I have some friends doing BAIT and it definitely doesn’t include as many CS courses as a CS major has. In fact, the two friends whom I know are majoring in BAIT are double majoring with CS, so I’d imagine BAIT in itself is more business oriented but it’s easy to double major because there is overlap. Business majors in general (including BAIT) make less than CS and ECE majors.