MBA concentrations in finance

With concentrations in finance, the W. P. Carey MBA program delivers the depth you need to speak the language of finance, wherever your career takes you.

Full-time MBA

The Full-time MBA with a concentration in finance is an integrated program that explores advanced topics in corporate risk management. It focuses on using value creation in making financial, strategic and operating decisions. You develop skills in the financial management of risk, globalization, critical thinking, teamwork and communication. You also learn about financial statement analysis, budgeting, cost of capital, hedging strategies, interest rates, real options and valuation concepts.

By combining concentrations in finance and supply chain management, you can explore advanced topics in corporate risk management and deriving efficiencies and effectiveness in a firm’s value chain. Focus is on team leadership, globalization of the supply chain, financial management of risk and effective communication, and deepen your skills in quality of earnings analysis, valuation concepts, portfolio management, supply chain network analysis and hedging strategies.

MBA Student Investment Management Fund

The MBA Student Investment Management Fund provides MBA students pursuing finance the opportunity to manage real money in a real-world investment portfolio under the direction of our faculty and industry leaders. Students who are motivated will glean real-world experience while still in school, better preparing them to compete in the professional field.

Clubs and organizations

As an MBA student you also have the opportunity to enrich your academic experience through participation in a number of clubs and organizations dedicated to professional development and social activities, including the MBA Finance Association which provides MBA students with educational information and networking opportunities with local and national professionals in the finance community.