Finance, MBA | M.S.
Why an MBA/Master’s in Finance at Clark University
- Earn your MBA and graduate degree in finance from a globally ranked and accredited university—Clark University has been named a Princeton Review “Best Business School,” a U.S. News & World Report “Best Part-time MBA,” and is among the elite 5% of business schools to receive AACSB accreditation.
- Join a program that, as part of the prestigious CFA Institute University Affiliation Program, prepares you for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exams; with a curriculum closely tied to the practice of investment management, our degree positions you for success in the CFA field.
- Develop the cross-sector skill set you need to help organizations tap into emerging markets.
- Join a close-knit learning community representing 90+ countries and 150 nonprofit and business partners around the world.
- Work in a highly collaborative learning environment with talented peers and scholar-practitioner faculty who share with you their deep leadership experience.
- Pursue your master’s degree on your terms with options for part-time, full-time, online, on campus, and accelerated study.
Real-world financial impact
Steve Ng leads a hands-on investment course in which students manage a real portfolio on Clark’s behalf.
“I am always impressed by our students’ dedication and commitment. As a result of their hard work, in 2016 our fund placed second in an international competition for student-managed funds.
—Steve Ng
Professor of Practice and Financial Analyst
Frequently Asked Questions
What finance skills will I learn?
Skills you will learn include:
- An understanding of the cultural, economic, environmental, and political factors shaping management today
- The ability to develop innovative solutions to complex management challenges
- Insight into how to solve real-world problems in a global context
- Competencies to help your company tap into emerging markets
- The common numerical methods used in financial engineering, such as Monte Carlo simulation and finite difference
- How to develop innovative solutions to complex management challenges and make socially responsible business decisions
- Fundamental understanding of industry-standard technologies such as Bloomberg Professional, MATLAB and Bloomberg’s Launchpad
- The ability to value stocks using the free cash flow (FCF) model and price bonds using lattice-based term structure models
- How to evaluate projects and business ventures using models like economic value added (EVA)
