Online MBA
in Finance
Why Earn Your Online MBA in Finance?
Choose WSU’s Online MBA in Finance, and you can hone your skills in financial analysis while exploring the complexities of domestic and global financial markets.
When you pick the Online MBA in Finance program, you can graduate prepared to:
- Understand financial practice and principles from an international perspective.
- Apply advanced analytical and quantitative skills to evaluate international investments.
- Guide investment strategy and oversee the financial health of domestic and global organizations.
- Evaluate and mitigate risks, so you can make critical financial decisions and position companies for success.
- Balance your technical expertise and leadership acumen, so you can effectively manage people and processes.
- Adapt quickly to the fast-paced, shifting world of finance, so you can thrive in senior-level roles across a variety of settings.
What Does the Online MBA in Finance Curriculum Cover?
The in-depth courses of WSU’s Online MBA in Finance concentration aim to build your proficiency in the field’s technical aspects while preparing you to be an ethical and confident leader.
As you move through the curriculum, you’ll investigate risk and diversification. You’ll study the impact of financial decision-making. And you’ll dive deeper into topics such as portfolio management, investor psychology, interest rate theory, and international financial management.
Finance Concentration Courses
Learn the theory and practice of investments, covering the topic areas of capital markets, valuation, security analysis, portfolio management, derivatives, and investor psychology. The course is designed to develop a theoretical framework for investing and to provide the student with some practice in applying that framework to typical investment decision-making.
This course introduces students to interest rates and interest rate theory, bond pricing, the term and risk structure of interest rates, and financial futures. Students will also examine the application of this knowledge in the investment and commercial banking sectors.
This course provides an introduction to international financial management, built upon the domestic corporate finance covered in earlier prerequisite courses. The central theme is how to make corporate financing and investment decisions in an international environment. This course helps students understand additional risks and challenges of international financial management compared to domestic financial management. Students will learn the basic techniques of measuring and managing international financial risks and will be able to apply the techniques to corporate financing and investment decisions in an international environment. Quantitative techniques are heavily emphasized in this class.
Personalize Your MBA with a Graduate Business Certificate in Finance
WSU’s Online MBA Finance concentration is also offered as a nine-credit graduate certificate that can be completed in as few as three courses.
By pursuing this option, you can:
Prepare to Stand Out in a Competitive Landscape
Add value to your next job title.
Earning an MBA in Finance can open the door to many career paths.
You can work for Fortune 500 companies, commercial banks, venture capital firms, stock brokerages, nonprofit groups, investment fund management companies, and government agencies. You can also embrace your inner entrepreneur and work independently as an advisor.
By earning this degree, you can also distinguish yourself from your peers. Only 21% of financial managers hold an advanced degree in business, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, meaning graduates with an MBA in Finance can stand out in a crowded job market.
Learn About Our Other Online MBA Concentrations
MBA in Finance FAQs
The program can be completed in as few as 22 months.
With an Online MBA in Finance, you can pursue careers in business leadership and operations and in financial, asset, and investment management. Potential roles include CFO, finance director, financial analyst, corporate controller or treasurer, and portfolio manager. Finance professionals provide value across industries, such as technology, health care, hospitality, arts, manufacturing, and retail.
WSU is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), while the Carson College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). As a top AACSB online MBA program, we’re committed to living up to the high standards of the nation’s foremost accrediting body of business schools.
The average salary for graduates with an MBA in Finance was $106,000 in May 2024, according to Payscale.
