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Overview
Knowledge of financial management — and the ability to make strategic financial decisions — is important in a number of careers. Mizzou’s online graduate certificate in financial management is designed to provide cutting-edge knowledge to those people who wish to pursue a career in financial management, corporate finance or a related field. With the financial management graduate certificate, students can enhance their analytical and financial decision-making skills and distinguish themselves from their peers in the job market.
Quick facts
Official name
Graduate Certificate in Financial ManagementCampus
Program type
Graduate certificateAcademic home
Trulaske College of Business | Finance DepartmentDelivery mode
100% onlineAccreditation
Higher Learning Commission, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)Credit hours
12Estimated cost
$13,230.00*This cost is for illustrative purposes only. Your hours and costs will differ, depending on your transfer hours, your course choices and your academic progress. See more about tuition and financial aid.
Career prospects
Jobs may include:
- Financial manager
- Business analyst
- Cost analyst
- Credit manager
- Cash manager
- Risk manager
- Investor
- Relations officer
- Treasurer
- Controller
- Chief financial officer (CFO)
Program structure
The online graduate certificate in financial management is 100% online: no campus visits required.
Courses are semester-based. Students typically take one to two classes per semester and finish the program in one year.
Coursework includes
- Advanced financial management
- Capital budgeting
- Investment banking
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Management of financial institutions
- Corporate risk management
- Corporate insurance and alternative financing mechanisms
Further your education
If you choose to continue your education, this program offers a seamless transition from graduate certificate to a master’s in business (Crosby MBA).
The graduate certificate in financial management exposes you to content relevant for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program.
Delivery
100% onlineCalendar system
Semester-basedTypical program length
1 yearTypical course load
1 or 2 classes each semesterAccreditation
The University of Missouri is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. The Trulaske College of Business and the School of Accountancy are accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
Faculty spotlight
Dr. Griswold is an Associate Teaching Professor of Finance. She has been recognized for outstanding student advising and teaching achievement at numerous universities, at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Dr. Griswold teaches Investment Banking and Capital Budgeting, among other courses, for the Department of Finance.
Dr. Johnson is an Associate Teaching Professor of Finance. He has had his research published in the Journal of Financial Research, Financial Practice and Education, Journal of Financial Planning, and has written over forty articles and done multiple interviews on the topic of reverse mortgages for the mainstream media. Dr. Johnson teaches Equity Securities Analysis (investments grad cert) and Advanced Financial Management (financial management grad cert).