Invest in your future and master essential concepts, theories, and practices in finance and accounting by earning your Graduate Certificate in Finance online at Southern New Hampshire University. Whether you're an experienced finance practitioner looking for professional development courses or someone interested in taking the first step toward a rewarding career in finance, the online finance certificate can help position you for success. The Graduate Certificate in Finance online incorporates techniques and technology used by finance professionals today. With topics ranging from financial decision-making to capital investment, the finance certificate will help you build marketable, in-demand skills employers want to see.

Learn how to:

- Assess investment opportunities

- Manage an investment portfolio

- Use mathematical and statistical tools to help inform decision-making

This 7-course (21-credit) certificate program is designed to help you focus your studies in finance. Whether you're looking to supplement your bachelor's with a finance specialization, or transition into an advanced degree program, these courses can help you get where you want to go. Each course dives deeper into a different area of finance or accounting. Cost Accounting, for example, explores accounting systems that record, classify and report cost data. These systems are designed to help for-profit and non-profit organizations operate in a cost-effective manner. Similarly, Corporate Financial Management takes a closer look at finance practices in relation to business operations. You'll specifically analyze investments, capital structure and re-structuring, budgeting, financial markets, and policy and portfolio management all from a corporate lens. Short-Term Financial Management, meanwhile, covers traditional working capital topics, including liquidity analysis and management, inventory, receivables, and payables management. Capital Budgeting and Financing takes it a step further.

This course begins by exploring advanced topics in capital investment, including the determination of cash flows and capital budgeting. From there, you'll learn about topics of capital financing and structure, including financial leverage, financing sources, dividend policy, cost of capital, and valuation. Next, Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management identify key techniques used to assess the value of securities and the methods used in the management of investment portfolios. Here, you'll learn more about stocks and bonds, including how they're valued, and how to measure risk-return and diversification. Finally, Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making surveys the mathematical, probabilistic, and statistical tools you can use in the operation and management of industrial organizations. Please note that foundational finance courses may be required, depending on your undergraduate coursework.

Part of our mission to expand access to quality higher education means removing the barriers that may stand between you and your degree. That's why you can apply at any time and get a decision within days of submitting all required materials. Acceptance decisions are made on a rolling basis throughout the year for our 5 graduate terms.

$150 Graduation Fee, Course Materials ($ varies by course)