Finance (M.S.)

The M.S. program in finance is designed for professionals seeking the tools and knowledge needed for effective business analysis, decision-making and management in a wide variety of organizations, including non-financial corporations, banks, insurance companies, investment firms and government units. No GMAT or GRE required. 

Why earn a master’s in finance from Southern New Hampshire University?

• SNHU offers the state’s only master’s degree in finance program.
• An affordable and accelerated program that can be completed in 18 months.
• Complete your degree full- or part-time, online or in class.
• Well-connected local alumni provide excellent internship and networking opportunities.

Career Outlook
Finance graduates will find a healthy job market.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, personal finance advisors and financial analysis positions in the banking industry are expected to grow by 22 percent and 11 percent, respectively, through 2016. Financial managers in the management field are expected to expand by 78 percent. Positions in finance are available in nearly all major businesses and will to grow as other industries do.
Finance careers and industries students will be prepared to enter:

• dealer/broker
• security analyst
• project analyst
• investment banks and  investment houses
• financial markets
• corporate finance
• well-connected local alumni provide excellent internship and networking opportunities

Required Course Work
NOTE: A maximum of one course may be exempted by students meeting the appropriate education criteria.  As required of all M.S. degree programs offered in the School of Business, a minimum of 12 courses (36 credits) are required to complete the M.S. in finance degree. Students are required to fulfill the 36-credit minimum by taking finance electives as needed.

Foundational Course Requirements

• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
• Mathematics and Statistics

*Note: Student must have earned a grade of a "B" or better in undergraduate Statistics within the past five years to meet foundational degree requirements for the M.S. in finance.

Finance Core Courses
ACC 500 Managerial Accounting
ECO 500 Managerial Economics
ECO 610 Fiscal and Monetary Policies and Practices
FIN 500  Financial Management
FIN 610 Short-Term Financial Management
FIN 620 Money and Capital Markets
FIN 630 Capital Budgeting and Financing
FIN 640 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
FIN 690 Financial Econometrics
FIN 700 Seminar in Finance 
INT 620 Multinational Corporate Finance
QSO 510  Quantitive Analysis for Decision-Making
ECO/FIN One economics or finance elective*
* may be satisfied by a thesis or internship