Most universities today offer the Masters in Finance as an option within the structure of the MBA program. Schools of business usually have several areas of concentration to choose from in the second year of a two year, full time MBA course of study. At most schools the most popular major for the MBA is Finance. The list of schools below all include finance as an MBA option and in some cases offer additional graduate level options for degrees related to finance, either within the context of corporate operations or as an analytical profession. Some universities offer a Masters in Financial Mathematics for students interested in the complexities of analytics or in a PhD program that specializes in the technology of business finance. The schools listed below all have degree programs designed for career advancement in the business world.
New England College of Business and Finance has been in existence since 1909 when it was founded as the New England Banking Institute. Over the years it has evolved from a finance training institution to a full fledged degree granting college accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges. The Master of Finance degree includes eleven advanced courses that cover International Finance, Applied Quantitative Methods, Enterprise Risk Management, Portfolio Management and several other areas of the academic discipline. The college has a solid background in educating aspiring professionals in the banking and finance industries.
Baker College offers the online MBA in Finance with a program that includes thirty three credit hours devoted to business studies and an additional twenty credit hours for classes in the finance specialization. Among the business core courses are classes in Research & Statistics for Managers, Accounting for the Contemporary Manager and Management Information Systems, so the analytic tools and IT requirements for a Masters in Finance are covered in the first section of the program. Advanced finance classes include Public Finance and International Business Finance.
University of Liverpool has ventured into the international online education field with its online MBA program. Since the program was accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development it has developed a student body drawn from over 175 nations. The MBA in Finance and Accounting is delivered in modules, with each module consisting of classes that increase in complexity. The University provides e-books or printed textbooks at no charge. Finance modules include Investment Strategies, Financial Reporting, Business Finance and Advanced Managerial Accounting.
Kaplan University offers an online Masters of Business Administration with specialization in Finance that can be completed in one year of full time study or two years of part time study. The curriculum includes mergers and acquisitions, international business finance, foreign exchange risk, hedging strategies, and global positioning of assets. Kaplan also offers a MBA in Entrepreneurship that delves into the creative sources and uses of capital involved in a startup.
Northeastern University offers a MBA in Finance online through its School of Business. This area of concentration covers mergers and acquisitions, licensing, joint ventures, and IPOs from a management perspective. There is also a MBA in Entrepreneurship that includes some of these advanced courses. In addition Northeastern offers an online Master of Science in Finance that focuses entirely on the complexities of accounting and finance, quantitative and modeling methods, and international finance structures for global businesses.
