Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Finance Online

Prepare to lead your organization to fiscal success with advanced expertise in financial management, including in such areas as short- and long-term risk assessment, budgeting, investment and more.

Apply by: 12/23/24
Start class: 1/13/25
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Program Overview

Accelerate your professional growth with an online Finance MBA

Whether you’re transitioning into a new field or seeking to advance your career, the online Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Finance from SIU Carbondale will prepare you for upper-level finance positions. In this AACSB-accredited program, you will gain an advanced understanding of how businesses manage assets to maximize profits. Become an in-demand finance leader when you learn how to use structured and unstructured datasets for optimal, data-driven decision-making.

Take advantage of career-relevant coursework that is continuously reviewed and updated by an external advisory board. At SIU online, you can be confident you are receiving the cutting-edge knowledge you need to move your finance career forward.

As a student of this online MBA – Finance program, you will:

  • Gain a deep understanding of the core concepts and principles of finance, including risk and return, valuation, capital budgeting, dividend policy and financial planning
  • Develop expertise in recent innovations within the world of financial management, international financial management and corporate restructuring
  • Learn how to dissect financial reports to determine and predict a company’s viability, stability and profitability
  • Understand the financial policies related to the acquisition and disposition of funds
As a student of this online MBA – Finance program, you will:+
  • Gain a deep understanding of the core concepts and principles of finance, including risk and return, valuation, capital budgeting, dividend policy and financial planning
  • Develop expertise in recent innovations within the world of financial management, international financial management and corporate restructuring
  • Learn how to dissect financial reports to determine and predict a company’s viability, stability and profitability
  • Understand the financial policies related to the acquisition and disposition of funds

Career Opportunities in Finance:

  • Financial Manager
  • Financial Analyst
  • Budget Analyst
  • Investment Banker
Career Opportunities in Finance:+
  • Financial Manager
  • Financial Analyst
  • Budget Analyst
  • Investment Banker

Also available:

Southern Illinois University Carbondale offers specialized degrees that can help you grow personally and professionally. Learn about our other MBA programs.

Also available:+

Southern Illinois University Carbondale offers specialized degrees that can help you grow personally and professionally. Learn about our other MBA programs.

Total Tuition $17,820*
Duration As few as 14 months
Credit Hours 33

Accreditation

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale is an accredited member of AACSB International. SIU Carbondale is among the fewer than 2 percent of the world's schools offering business degree programs to hold supplemental AACSB accounting accreditation.

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Tuition

Invest in your future with an online MBA in Finance

At SIU, we believe that education should be accessible to all, and that’s why the Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Finance program offers tuition that is budget-friendly and paid by the course.

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Program Per Credit Hour Per Course Per Program*
MBA – Finance $540 $1,620 $17,820

Tuition breakdown:

Total Tuition $17,820*
Per Credit Hour $540

Calendar

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Our MBA – Finance program is delivered in a 100 percent online format, giving you the freedom to fulfill professional and personal responsibilities while enrolled. Choose the start date that best suits your schedule.

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TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Fall B10/14/249/29/2410/4/2410/9/2410/10/2412/13/248 weeks
Spring A1/13/2512/23/2412/30/241/6/251/9/253/7/258 weeks
Spring B3/17/252/24/253/3/253/10/253/13/255/9/258 weeks
Summer6/9/255/19/255/26/256/2/256/5/258/1/258 weeks
Fall A8/18/257/28/258/4/258/11/258/14/2510/10/258 weeks
Fall B10/13/259/22/259/29/2510/6/2510/9/2512/12/258 Weeks

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Next Apply Date 12/23/24
Start Class 1/13/25

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Admissions

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Apply to the online MBA Finance program and prepare to unleash your potential, discover your passions, and create a future that reflects your unique aspirations.

Admission Requirements:

  • Transcripts
  • Resume
  • 2.7 Undergraduate GPA
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For admission into the MBA – Finance online program, you must meet the streamlined requirements below.

  • Submit graduate application
  • A 2.7 undergraduate GPA from a regionally accredited institution
  • Transcripts from all institutions attended (official transcripts are needed prior to the second term, but not needed to apply as unofficial are accepted)
  • Resume or CV
  • One of the following:
    • Three years of professional experience (noted in resume), OR
    • A business degree (noted in transcripts), OR
    • A personal statement (uploaded to application)

Official transcripts and other documents should be sent from the granting institutions to our Graduate School.

Email address: [email protected]

Mailing address:
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Graduate School
1263 Lincoln Drive MC 4716
Carbondale, IL 62901

Admission Requirements:

  • Transcripts
  • Resume
  • 2.7 Undergraduate GPA

Courses

Browse the courses in your online Finance MBA program

The MBA – Finance curriculum is comprised of 11 courses, including seven core courses, three concentration electives and one general elective, totaling 33 credit hours.

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All MBA students must complete the 7 core courses with BA 598 being the capstone for the core courses. 

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Basic cost concepts, measures, methods and systems of internal accounting useful for managerial planning, implementation, control and performance evaluation. Includes cost analysis relevant for non-routine decision-making. Prerequisites: Accounting, Finance, and Economics Foundation Area, or ACCT 220, or equivalent. Not available to students who were undergraduate accounting majors. Restricted to enrollment in College of Business and Analytics graduate program or consent of department.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The study of the development of competitive strategy for the operations and supply chain function, frameworks and tools used to implement operations and supply chain strategy, and how the operations and supply chain function contributes to an organization's competitive capabilities in the global marketplace. Prerequisite: Business Analytics I Foundation Area or equivalent. Restricted to enrollment in the College of Business and Analytics graduate program or consent of department.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provide a broad overview of basic concepts, principles, and recent innovations in financial management. Topics covered will include risk and return, valuation, capital budgeting, capital structure and cost of capital, dividend policy, financial planning, international financial management and corporate restructuring. Prerequisite: Accounting, Finance, and Economics Foundation Area or equivalent. Not available for students who have credit for FIN 361 or were undergraduate finance majors. Restricted to enrollment in College of Business and Analytics graduate program or consent of the department.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Case analyses of human problems in the business organization. Application of findings of behavioral science research to organization problems. Development of direction and leadership skills. Restricted to enrollment in College of Business and Analytics graduate program or consent of department.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A managerial approach to the study of marketing. Emphasis is on the nature and scope of the marketing manager's responsibilities and on marketing decision making. Restricted to enrollment in College of Business and Analytics graduate program or consent of department.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
International business and activities are examined in the international environment. The course will focus on concepts and issues of international business and will analyze the marketing, financial, accounting, managerial, logistical and production functions of international operations. Emphasis is on integrating, learning and creative thinking through lecture and case analysis. Foundational M.B.A. coursework should be completed. Restricted to enrollment in College of Business and Analytics graduate program or consent of department.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study of the development and evaluation of business strategies and policies as they relate to the overall performance of the firm within its environment. Knowledge of the functional areas of administration, available business data and analytical tools will be utilized in solving comprehensive business cases and simulation games. Restricted to enrollment in College of Business and Analytics graduate program or consent of department.

Finance concentration students must complete 4 of the 6 following courses for a total of 12 credit hours.

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Use of analytics and finance concepts and techniques. How structured and unstructured financial data are obtained, validated, processed, and used in making descriptive and predictive models. The use of financial analytics for better data-based financial decision making. Prerequisite: BA 530, or FIN 361, or baccalaureate finance degree, or equivalent. Restricted to enrollment in College of Business and Analytics graduate program or consent of department.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An evaluation of selected financial policies connected with the acquisition and disposition of funds by the firm. An emphasis is placed on quantitative solutions to these problems. Prerequisite: BA 530, or FIN 361, or SIU undergraduate Finance major. Restricted to enrollment in College of Business and Analytics graduate program or consent of department.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The principal financial institutions and markets will be studied in relation to their contribution to the efficient operation of the individual enterprise and the total company. *Prerequisite: BA 530 or FIN 361 with a C or better. Not available to students with credit for FIN 449 or equivalent. Restricted to enrollment in College of Business and Analytics graduate program or consent of department.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A study of fixed return and variable return securities, investment services, industry and issue analysis, empirical studies of groups and individual stock price movements. *Prerequisite: BA 530 or FIN 361 with a C or better. Not available for students with credit for FIN 433 or equivalent. Restricted to enrollment in College of Business and Analytics graduate program or consent of department.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study of financial problems facing corporations, their causes and solutions. Emphasis given to the impact of these financial problems on how the market values securities. Topics include liquidity and leverage analysis, analysis of profitability, and other financial analysis tools. *Prerequisite: BA 530 or FIN 361. Not available for students with credit for FIN 469. Restricted to enrollment in M.B.A. program or consent of school.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Discussion of international monetary system, parity conditions, foreign exchange markets and financial markets. Special focus on financial management of the multinational firm, including risk assessment, hedging, capital budgeting, and performance evaluation and control. Not available for students with credit for FIN 464. Prerequisite: BA 530. Restricted to enrollment in College of Business and Analytics graduate program, or consent of department.

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