Increase your marketability by acquiring financial management and investment analysis skills with a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Southern New Hampshire University. Especially suited for security analysts, investment brokers, project analysts and financial analysts, the MBA in Finance program combines exceptional MBA training with a focused examination of topics such as short-term financial management, capital budgeting and portfolio management. SNHU’s MBA program is one of the most affordable MBAs in the nation and can be completed in just over a year. With courses offered on campus and online, this program blends the best of both worlds by bringing together the convenience of online with the advantages of a physical campus. The coursework by design is readily applicable to your real-world challenges. You’ll develop projects that serve your business needs while simultaneously becoming a stronger, more capable leader. The Finance MBA program at SNHU is taught by highly skilled business professionals, many of whom currently apply what they teach in real-world settings each day. The finance courses are designed to provide you with a working knowledge of the following topics: Capital investments, including determination of cash flows, capital budgeting under risk, replacement decisions, and inflation and capital decisions Capital financing and structure, including financial leverage, financing sources, dividend policy, cost of capital and valuation Securities valuation techniques and investment portfolio management Traditional working capital topics, including liquidity analysis and management Inventory, and receivables and payables management Core cash management, payment systems and banking relationships Cash forecasting Short-term borrowing Risk management

Employees with a master’s degree earn 20 percent more on average than those with only a bachelor’s degree and almost 80 percent more than those without a degree, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. They are also significantly less likely to be unemployed. While your MBA Finance degree will prepare you for myriad careers, the future appears especially promising for highly skilled finance professionals. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, demand for financial analysts is expected to increase 16 percent through 2022. The median annual wages for these positions are more than double the national median wage in May 2012. Similarly, demand for management analysts is projected to rise by 19 percent through 2022.