Online MBA in Finance

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Every time the market shifts, financial experts are in demand. At Maryville University, you can earn an online MBA in Finance that helps prepare you to advance as a financial planner, manager, analyst, or advisor. Here, you can gain insights from our experienced and esteemed faculty and benefit from partnerships with Fortune 500 companies. Together, we can help you learn to lead with trusted financial expertise.

When you earn an online MBA in finance at Maryville, you gain the financial skills it takes to confidently steer investments and help lead today’s top financial institutions. Our program is designed to help you graduate with in-demand expertise, a respected MBA, and the tools to earn finance industry certifications. At Maryville, you can prepare to secure the future you want in financial services.

Study 100% online

Apply with no entrance exams

Choose from multiple start dates

Utilize eligible transfer credits

Why choose Maryville for Your Online MBA in Finance?

You want to brave the business world. We’ve been there before and found success. Maryville’s online MBA in finance degree connects you to our expert faculty as well as global business leaders through the university’s partnerships with Boeing, Edward Jones, Scottrade, and many more companies. The John E. Simon School of Business and the expert faculty of our online MBA program continually cultivate partnerships with companies from around the world, in practically every business sector.

Here, you can prepare to advance as a financial planner, because we can show you exactly how today’s leading businesses benefit from our program’s insights — and how you can do the same.

What Does Our Online MBA in Finance Curriculum Cover?

This program requires that students complete 39 credit hours, including core business courses covering topics from strategic marketing and management accounting to business law and global economics. You’ll also complete specialized courses to complete your finance concentration and prepare to sit for FINRA’s Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) exam.

The program is designed to get you ready to compete and succeed in the world of finance. Key courses in Maryville’s online MBA in finance curriculum include:

Through your concentration courses, you can develop skills to lead financial institutions, manage investments, and apply insights to benefit your personal finances. All this helps you graduate with the elite financial expertise to seek great finance careers and the tools to pursue valuable finance industry certifications.

Online MBA in Finance Concentration Courses

Financial Statement Analysis

This course will teach you to interpret and analyze financial statements to evaluate profitability, liquidity, and risk. Topics also include traditional ratio analysis and interpretation, accounting rules and quality of earnings, warning signs of financial distress, and SEC reporting requirements.

Financial Institutions, Money and the Economy

This course covers financial institutions and how they manage their business risks. You’ll learn about the time value of money concept; analyze the behavior of interest rates; study the economics of money supply, the banking system, and monetary policy; and learn about central banking and the Federal Reserve System.

Investment Alternatives and Portfolio Construction

This course covers the practical management of portfolios containing varied financial assets. You will examine the issues in, and the procedures for, portfolio management. Personal portfolio management by individual investors is emphasized.

Advanced Data Analytics

The course covers data analytics through an accounting lens. Topics include creating databases, cleaning and transforming data, developing queries, and delivering useable information to clients.

Online MBA in Finance Career Opportunities

The financial health of every organization depends on bold finance professionals like you. That’s why the number of jobs for MBA graduates is projected to grow much faster than jobs for professionals in other fields.

Specific job titles for online MBA in finance graduates include:

Accounting Manager
Budget Analyst
Chief Financial Officer
Financial Advisor
Financial Analyst

Financial Manager
Management Consultant
Market Research Analyst
VP of Finance

Typical Online MBA in Finance Career Salary

What about the earnings potential for financial planning and management careers? Salaries can vary greatly for some of these roles, but here are some stats.

Financial Manager
Median Salary:
$131,710

Financial Analyst
Median Salary:
$95,570

Personal Financial Advisor
Median Salary:
$94,170

Budget Analyst
Median Salary:
$79,940

Accountants and Auditors
Median Salary:
$77,250

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2021

Online MBA in Finance Career Outlook

Employment of financial managers is projected to grow 17% from 2021 to 2031, much faster than the average growth for all occupations (5%), according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). On average, 71,300 openings will be available for financial managers each year over the same period, the BLS projects. Along with the new jobs, many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who change occupations or retire.

Employment of personal financial advisors is expected to grow 15% from 2021 to 2031, with about 30,500 job openings projected each year. Additionally, overall employment of financial analysts is projected to grow 9% over the decade, according to the BLS. It projects about 32,000 openings per year for this role.

Meet our esteemed business degree faculty.

When you earn your online MBA, you’re not just taking courses. You’re preparing for a career. And you want the best teachers and mentors you can get. With Maryville’s online MBA in finance, that’s exactly what you can expect: professors with real-world experience—industry leaders with a gift for helping students get the most out of the program.

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The Business World Is All About Connections — So Is Our Online MBA in Finance

In the world of finance, industry connections are essential. That’s why we’re committed to helping you build your network. The John E. Simon School of Business and the faculty of our online MBA in Finance program cultivate partnerships with a wide variety of companies, so you can use our connections to expand your business networking opportunities. These relationships also help ensure our program addresses the top needs of tomorrow’s industry leaders.

Our business partners include:

Ameren
Boeing
Centene
Centric Group

Edward Jones
Express Scripts
Maritz
Mercy Health

Why Earn Your MBA in Finance Online?

Maryville makes getting a finance degree manageable with a curriculum that works around your busy schedule. Our flexible, user-friendly online experience simplifies the process of earning your online MBA, finance concentration, so you can focus on your studies—not on technical or administrative problems.

At Maryville, we partner with global business leaders to design relevant finance courses that help meet today’s increasing demand for bright finance professionals. Your MBA in Finance covers critical leadership sensibilities combined with modern insights into financial planning. Through your concentration courses, you can develop skills to lead financial institutions, manage investments, and apply insights to benefit your personal finances. All this helps you graduate with the elite financial expertise to seek a great finance career and the tools to pursue valuable finance industry certifications.

Online MBA in Finance Admissions Requirements

At Maryville, our online MBA in Finance program welcomes business minds from every level. It’s our mission to support your finance career vision with a high-quality MBA that can help you qualify to join the growing finance industry. To apply, there is no application fee and no GRE or GMAT required. Our admissions requirements are simple:

A four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
Official academic transcripts
A completed online application — no fee required
Personal letter explaining qualifications for graduate work
International applicants only: Official Test of English as a Foreign Language
- TOEFL IBT 79 or higher; no subscore lower than 18
- The test date must be within two years of application

Flexible start dates

Your studies need to fit around your life and schedule. That’s why, in addition to 100% online coursework, we make our online MBA with a concentration in Finance convenient by offering multiple start times throughout the year.

You can choose from six start dates at the beginning or mid-point of the spring, summer, or fall term.

For more information, you can check out our admissions page.

Online MBA in Finance Credit Requirements

Earning your degree requires completing 39 credit hours. If you take two courses per eight-week session, you can have your degree in as few as 14 months. Your completion time depends on how fast you want to go.

Here’s what you can expect:

24 credit hours for core courses
12 credit hours for the finance concentration
3 credit hours for your capstone

At Maryville University, being brave is affordable. That’s why we offer cost-effective tuition and people who are happy to help you through the financial aid process if needed.

How much does the online MBA in finance program cost?

At Maryville University, we’re committed to providing top-quality graduate education at an affordable price. Tuition for our MBA in finance is $714 per credit hour, or about $27,846 in total. For those who qualify, scholarships, financial aid, and other tuition assistance may be available.

For more information, you can check out our admissions page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Earning an online MBA in Finance prepares students for a wide range of opportunities to help clients, both individuals and businesses, set financial goals and understand investment options and potential risks.

Personal financial advisors counsel individuals about their money and help them plan for the future. Most financial advisors work in the finance and insurance industry or are independent contractors.

Financial managers work in a wide range of industries, including banking, investments, and insurance. They create financial reports, oversee investment activities, and develop long-term financial plans. Most financial managers have prior experience in accounting, securities sales, financial analysis, or a related field.

Financial analysts help business and individual clients with their investments and investment portfolios.
Individuals with an MBA in finance degree had a median annual salary of $103,000 per year as of March 2023, according to Payscale.

Starting salaries for MBA graduates are higher than those offered to bachelor’s graduates by 22% to 40%, according to the 2022 Graduate Management Admission Council’s survey of corporate recruiters. In addition, the survey states that 92% of corporate recruiters planned to hire newly graduated MBAs, as did 95% of staffing firms.
Yes. Our online MBA program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). In addition, Maryville University proudly holds regional accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Maryville has maintained accreditation from the HLC since 1941, and this status was most recently reaffirmed in 2015.
Earning your degree requires completing 39 credit hours. If you take two courses per eight-week session, you can earn your degree in as few as 14 months.

Here’s how the curriculum breaks down:
- Business core: 24 credit hours
- Finance concentration: 12 credit hours
- Capstone: 3 credits hours
You can choose from 11 other online MBA concentration options at Maryville:

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