MS Finance Benefits
Master of Science in Finance – Student Benefits
The Loyola Master of Science in Finance (MSF) degree will help you achieve your professional goals. Not only will students join a network of successful alumni in Chicago and around the world, but they will thoroughly enjoy their experience at Loyola and emerge transformed.
With extensive industry experience, our expert instructors recognize the need to balance theory and analytical skills. The course curriculum is designed to offer a hands-on approach to finance. Students enrolled in our MS Finance degree program learn how to manage everyday challenges faced by finance managers. They also master specialized skills in corporate governance and risk management. Whether employed by a financial consulting firm, banking and finance corporation, insurance company or a government institution, the practical learning at Loyola takes students’ careers to the next level.
MS Finance students also have the opportunity to pursue a dual degree, combining an MBA with the MSF. Both degrees can be earned with 4 courses less than if each degree is earned independently. Finance professionals who opt for the dual degree early in their studies get a head start over others. The breadth and depth of knowledge covered by the MBA and MS Finance degrees puts these individuals on a different level of distinction in the job market. Our dual degree alumni hold prestigious positions in investment banking, financial brokerage, commercial banks, management consulting and the top financial institutions from around the world.
Here are some of the highlights of our MS Finance degree program:
• Courses are tailored to the leadership roles and challenges faced by financial professionals.
• Students have the option of choosing between two concentrations with separate programs of study to build and enhance expertise.
• Rolling admissions allow a student to begin the program at the outset of any of four quarters and choose either full-time or part-time study.
• Graduates join an impressive network of successful alumni, many of whom have achieved leadership positions and the majority of whom work and reside in the Chicago area.
MS FINANCE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Completion of the MS Finance degree program requires between 14 and 18 courses. A prerequisite of one course in calculus is required and may be waived based upon previous course work or taken as part of the MSF degree.
A maximum of four courses from the fundamental core may be waived for qualified students. Depending upon their chosen concentration, MS Finance students take varying numbers of core courses, required courses, finance electives and open elective courses. All students take a capstone course in their chosen concentration.
The program should take full-time students approximately 18 months to complete. Part-time students may complete the program in 30-36 months.
For more specific course requirements for each concentration, review the curriculum planners below:
• Curriculum Planner: Corporate Finance (PDF)
• Curriculum Planner: Risk Management (PDF)
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