MBA Finance and Master's in Finance Degrees

Learn what it takes to get a finance MBA or a master's degree in finance

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Both an MBA with a focus in finance and a master's degree in finance prepare students for managerial positions within the financial services industry. The degrees differ, however, in that the finance MBA allows students to develop a broad set of business skills that are transferable to other arenas, while the master's in finance is a highly specialized degree that focuses almost exclusively on finance-related issues.

The choice between a finance MBA and a master's in finance depends on your career goals, specifically whether you plan to work as a business manager with strong finance skills or stay strictly within the field of finance.

MBA with a Concentration in Finance

The MBA degree's broad curriculum teaches the corporate management and business strategy concepts that will help qualify you to hold management positions in a variety of fields. The courses within the finance concentration primarily emphasize the overlap between general business management and in-depth financial concepts and tools.

Master's in Finance

The master's in finance curriculum focuses on the practical skills, concepts and technology essential to success in the financial services industry. Programs typically include courses in financial economics and analysis, corporate finance, capital markets, investment management, international finance and finance strategy.

Sample Finance MBA and Master's in Finance Program Details

Finance MBA—Northeastern University Online

Core Courses (all courses required)
Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets
Global Competition and Market Dominance
Organizations in the New Economy
Ethics and the Marketplace
Finance Reporting and Managerial Decision Making
Value Creation through Financial Decision Making
Management of Service and Manufacturing Operations
Managing Information Resources
Information Analysis
Technology, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Growth
Managing the Global Enterprise
Strategic Decision Making in a Changing Environment

Elective Specializations (choose 5 courses)
Financial Strategy
International Financial Management
Business Turnarounds: Mergers and Acquisitions
Advanced Topics in Finance
Analyzing Financial Statements
Investment Analysis
Real Estate Finance and Investment
Portfolio Management
Financial Risk Management

Master's in Finance—Boston University Online

Core Courses (all courses required)
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Program and Project Management
Financial Management
International Business, Economics and Culture
Data Analysis and Operations Management
Managing Employees, Professionals, and Teams
Marketing Management
Introduction to Electronic Commerce, Systems, and Web Design

Specialization Courses (all courses required)
Financial Markets and Institutions
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
Mergers and Acquisitions
Introduction to Organizational Risk and Crisis Management in Public and Private Enterprise

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Northeastern University - College of Business Administration

Northeastern offers its AACSB-accredited MBA program in a 100 percent online format. They are a world leader in practice-based education focused on expanding students' managerial skills and knowledge base.

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