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Online Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Finance

Acquire in-depth knowledge of investments and the role of other financial transactions aimed at boosting profitability.

Apply by: 2/24/25
Start Class: 3/10/25
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Program Overview

See what our Online MBA – Finance degree offers you

$17,850* In-State Tuition
as few as 12 months Program Duration
30 Credit Hours

Become the financial decision-maker your company needs with the Master of Business Administration in finance online program from Bowling Green State University.

In this online finance MBA program, you will study corporate finance and investing, such as how to identify and apply the financial alternatives available to a firm, along with the allocation of capital within a firm to maximize shareholder wealth. More specifically, you will develop a thorough picture of how firms make allocation decisions—from banks deciding which loans to make, to manufacturing firms deciding which plants to build, to investment managers evaluating the attractiveness of securities or projects.

Plus, this innovative online MBA in finance program enables you to earn a prestigious BGSU degree in a convenient online format with the flexibility to accommodate the schedules of working professionals.

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The Allen W. and Carol M. Schmidthorst College of Business holds dual accreditation in business and accounting from The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). Dual accreditation is achieved by less than 2 percent of business schools worldwide.

Graduates of this Online MBA program will be able to:

  • Utilize financial tools and analysis to more effectively guide an organization from a financial perspective
  • Choose optimal sources and a mix of different types of external and internal capital in order to minimize cost subject to risk constraints
  • Make solid business decisions through information analysis
  • Broaden leadership skills to more effectively lead an organization, team, or business unit
  • Clearly communicate financial recommendations both orally and in writing
Graduates of this Online MBA program will be able to:+
  • Utilize financial tools and analysis to more effectively guide an organization from a financial perspective
  • Choose optimal sources and a mix of different types of external and internal capital in order to minimize cost subject to risk constraints
  • Make solid business decisions through information analysis
  • Broaden leadership skills to more effectively lead an organization, team, or business unit
  • Clearly communicate financial recommendations both orally and in writing

Careers With a Finance Degree:

  • Financial Operations Manager
  • Finance Manager
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Financial Analyst
Careers With a Finance Degree:+
  • Financial Operations Manager
  • Finance Manager
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Financial Analyst

Graduates of this Online MBA program will be able to:

  • Utilize financial tools and analysis to more effectively guide an organization from a financial perspective
  • Choose optimal sources and a mix of different types of external and internal capital in order to minimize cost subject to risk constraints
  • Make solid business decisions through information analysis
  • Broaden leadership skills to more effectively lead an organization, team, or business unit
  • Clearly communicate financial recommendations both orally and in writing
Graduates of this Online MBA program will be able to:+
  • Utilize financial tools and analysis to more effectively guide an organization from a financial perspective
  • Choose optimal sources and a mix of different types of external and internal capital in order to minimize cost subject to risk constraints
  • Make solid business decisions through information analysis
  • Broaden leadership skills to more effectively lead an organization, team, or business unit
  • Clearly communicate financial recommendations both orally and in writing

Careers With a Finance Degree:

  • Financial Operations Manager
  • Finance Manager
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Financial Analyst
Careers With a Finance Degree:+
  • Financial Operations Manager
  • Finance Manager
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Financial Analyst
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BGSU offers a variety of specialized MBA concentrations. Check out all of our online MBA programs.

Tuition

Benefit from affordable tuition

The Online MBA program offers affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition. All fees are included in the total tuition. Tuition and fees are subject to change. Books are sold separately.

$595 Per Credit Hour (Ohio Students)
$17,850* Total Tuition (Ohio Students)
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Ohio students

Program Per Credit Hour Per Course Per Program
MBA with a Concentration in Finance $595 $1,785 $17,850*

Out-of-state students

Program Per Credit Hour Per Course Per Program
MBA with a Concentration in Finance $606 $1,818 $18,180*

*Does not include foundation courses

Calendar

Take note of these calendar deadlines

BGSU online programs are delivered in an accelerated format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year. Get started today!

2/24/25 Next Application Deadline
3/10/25 Start Classes

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TERMSTART DATECOURSE END DATEAPPLICATION DEADLINEDOCUMENT DEADLINEREGISTRATION DEADLINE
Spring 11/13/252/28/2512/20/241/1/251/10/25
Spring 23/10/254/25/252/24/252/26/253/7/25
Summer 15/19/256/27/255/5/255/7/255/16/25
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Admissions

Learn how to apply to the Online MBA – Finance program

At BGSU, we’ve streamlined the admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. Please read the requirements for the Online MBA, including what additional materials you need and where you should send them. The requirements include:

3 years of work experience
Undergraduate degree from an accredited university
GPA of 2.75 or higher
3 professional references through online application
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You must meet the following requirements for admission to the Online MBA program.

  • There is no application fee for domestic or international applicants
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university, with a minimum 2.75 overall GPA
  • Three years of professional work experience (including military experience)
  • Three professional references (through online application process)
  • Professional resume detailing educational and work experience
  • Official GMAT score (waived through Spring 2024)
  • Scanned copies of official or unofficial transcripts from all institutions attended. Upon admission, final official or notarized copies of transcripts from all institutions where degrees were earned and diplomas from international institutions must be submitted.
  • Applicants without a business undergraduate degree must take three corequisite foundation courses

Official transcripts, test scores and other documents should be sent from the granting institutions to:

Graduate College
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Courses

Preview the topics you'll study in our MBA finance online courses

For the Online MBA with a Concentration in Finance, you must complete 15 credit hours of core courses, 12 credit hours of electives, and a capstone course. If you do not hold an undergraduate degree in business, then you must take an additional 9 hours of corequisite foundation courses (these can be taken concurrently with MBA core courses).

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Students who do not hold an undergraduate degree in business must take the following courses, which can be completed as corequisites. Foundation course offerings vary throughout the year.  The Coordinator for the Online MBA Program can assist with mapping out a plan of study.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Addresses financial accounting concepts and development of financial statements. Emphasis is placed on the effect of business processes on the reported financial statements of an organization and on the usage of financial information in the management and analysis of business operations.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Fundamental statistical concepts and important statistical techniques will be introduced. Topics to be covered include exploratory data analysis, confidence interval estimation, hypothesis testing, regression analysis of variance, and contingency tables.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A fundamental understanding and application of those economic principles that are relevant to contemporary business decision-making. Special emphasis is given to the global environment now facing business operations of all sizes. Topics include marginal analysis, market structure, competitive strategy and public policy issues.
Core Courses are scheduled to be offered all six sessions. Class availability is subject to change.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Applies accounting to the decision-making, planning, and control processes of management. Emphasizes the nature, use, and reliability of accounting data for decision-making. Prerequisite: MBA students only or with permission of Graduate Programs in Business.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Relevant theory and practice as relevant to principles, analysis, and planning for developing market strategy.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Applies financial modeling and decision making and addresses the acquisition and allocation of funds for non-financial firms in a global environment. Topics include financial tools, valuation, risk and return, multinational cost of capital and capital budgeting, financial planning, value-based management, global resource of long-term and sort-term funds, capital structure and dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions, and risk management. Prerequisite: MBA 6000 or MBA 6030.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on how supply chains create value for organizations, their suppliers and customers. Explores supply, operations, and logistics processes and how these processes are integrated with other functions within the firm and across organizations. Examines supply chain strategy; product, process, and service design; quality and lean; planning, control, and measurement systems; and ethical and environmental decisions. Prerequisite: STAT 6010.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines issues relating to law and ethics that impact the business enterprise, including product liability, contract issues, intellectual property, privacy, agency, officer and director liability, employment discrimination, bribery, and the social responsibility of business. A case approach is emphasized. This course assesses oral and written business communication skills.
Elective course offerings vary throughout the year.  The Coordinator for the Online MBA Program can assist with mapping out a plan of study.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Appraisal of investment risks of specific securities; valuation and suitability of specific securities for investment. Management of fixed-income and equity portfolios emphasizing the role that options and futures play in managing securities portfolios.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides MBA students with the opportunity to develop analytical skills through the application of quantitative models to managerial problems. Students will learn to design analyses in the context of practical business situations and use the results to support managerial decision-making. Prerequisite: STAT 6010; for MBA students only or with permission of Graduate Programs in Business.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Surveys various topics in information systems. The purpose is to develop an understanding of key information technologies and the role of IT in organizations. Focuses on empowering managers with the knowledge of IT necessary to use technology effectively in their organizations.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Extends financial management to the international arena with emphasis on the financial strategies of multinational corporations. Topics include foreign exchange markets, currency futures and options markets, swaps, international securities markets, managing and hedging security risk, multinational financing strategies and capital budgeting, and international portfolio management.
The Capstone Course is scheduled to be offered all six sessions. Class availability is subject to change.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines competitive and corporate strategies from the general manager’s perspectives. Topics include analysis of strategic mission and objectives, environmental and industry dynamics, development of internal resources and capabilities, and sources of competitive advantage in a changing global environment. Evaluates appropriate competitive and corporate strategic alternatives. Emphasizes the development of coherent strategies for implementation, including integrating functional areas and mobilizing all aspects of an organization to achieve and sustain competitive advantage. Designed to be taken near end of program.

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