Online MBA: Finance Specialization
Master Financial Strategy and Enhance High-Stakes Decision-Making
Prepare for success in today’s fast-paced business landscape, where every business relies on trained finance professionals to be successful. The skills you gain in Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota’s accessible, 100% online MBA in Finance will help you stand out from the competition and get qualified for the job you want.
As you learn to collect and examine financial information, you’ll practice making strategic financial decisions that can impact a company’s bottom line. You’ll also discover how to evaluate risks and returns for equity securities, investment portfolios, capital budgeting, foreign investments, and more.
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Reasons to Earn Your MBA in Finance Online with Saint Mary’s
Saint Mary’s online Finance MBA prepares you to become an effective finance professional in a variety of in-demand careers without the requirement of traveling to campus. You’ll receive personalized instruction and explore a challenging curriculum through our convenient online education platform. Access your courses on the go and take the next step in your education with a program designed to fit your schedule.
Specialization Highlights
- IACBE Accredited
- No GRE/GMAT required
- Four specialization courses
- Six start dates per year
- Taught by experienced business professionals
Required Course List & Requirements
The MBA in Finance online from Saint Mary’s provides specialized knowledge and training in essential finance skill sets, including financial markets, security analysis, and portfolio management. Featuring 12 credits earned through four courses, this specialization gives you the skill sets employers are looking for when making data-driven financial and investment judgments.
View Program CurriculumThis course applies and expands financial theory and concepts from managerial finance to the case of the multinational firm. Risks arising from exchange rate movements, political events, and regulatory structure are discussed and techniques for hedging are developed. Multinational capital budgeting and the management of assets and liabilities are examined.
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Analyze the economic exposure of a firm and develop strategies to hedge the exposure
- Evaluate the political risk of foreign investment
- Apply capital budgeting techniques to proposed foreign investments
- Determine the impact of international financial and trade flows on the firm
This course examines the markets and institutions that comprise the financial system. Topics covered include the determination and structure of interest rates, the impact of the Federal Reserve and other central banks on interest rates and economic growth, and the instruments of the debt market. The commercial bank is explored as a special case of a financial institution.
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Evaluate the risk/return characteristics of debt instruments
- Interpret interest rate differentials among debt instruments
- Determine the effects of central bank actions on financial and non-financial firms
This course provides a survey of derivative securities, including options, futures, forwards, and swaps. The role of derivatives in the financial system and the associated risks are examined. The principles of derivative pricing are explored with an emphasis placed on option pricing.
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Determine appropriate hedging strategies to reduce or eliminate risk
- Evaluate aggregate measures of corporate risk
- Apply option pricing principles to security valuation
- Assess the effectiveness of the regulation of derivatives
This course explores the tools and techniques used to evaluate equity securities, and the management of the risk and return of portfolios. The role of portfolio theory in the construction of portfolios and performance measurement is examined. Topics include industry and competitive strategy analysis, alternative valuation methods, investment policy, asset allocation and protection, and ethical issues in security analysis and portfolio management.
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Value equity securities using a variety of methods
- Construct portfolios according to varying risk/return preferences
- Evaluate the performance of a portfolio
- Analyze an industry and evaluate the performance of firms within that industry
Tuition and Fees
A college education is invaluable. You can take it wherever you want to go or as far as you want to go. The cost of quality education should not get in the way of reaching your goals. Here at Saint Mary’s, we are committed to providing a quality education that is accessible and affordable.
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Apply Financial Expertise to Leadership Careers
The online MBA in Finance delivers the skill sets you need for success in a variety of finance roles. As a finance expert, you will have the specialized knowledge to qualify for careers in banking, corporate finance, and financial analysis. Some of the roles you can pursue include the following.
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employment growth for financial managers from 2024 to 2034 — much faster than average1
Sources and Disclaimer
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, “Business and Financial Occupations.” Retrieved September 12, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, “Financial Managers.” Retrieved September 9, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/financial-managers.htm.
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