The world of global finance is in need of skilled leaders who can master the evolving technologies and management techniques required to handle the industry’s nuances, challenges, and opportunities. BU’s Metropolitan College (MET) offers a series of programs in finance designed to help prepare you for success in the financial sector by combining a solid foundation in general management practices with the knowledge and tools needed for corporate financial analysis and capital budgeting. Taught by faculty with years of high-level industry experience and research insight, master’s degree and graduate certificate programs are available on campus and online, providing career building skills in cash management, capital budgeting, risk management, global finance, corporate finance, international financial markets, and investment analysis. Through hands-on coursework and real-world case studies, BU MET students develop the analytical skills and critical thinking abilities required to thrive in financial services careers, whether that be in government, legal, business, or teaching professions.
Degrees
MS in Actuarial Science, Finance Concentration
Benefit from in-depth knowledge of investment strategies, asset-liability management, and financial modeling techniques specific to insurance and pension fund operations.
Prepare for the highly competitive global financial services environment by developing career-building skills in corporate finance, financial management, investment analysis, and multinational finance.
MS in Financial Management, AI Applications Concentration
The MSFM concentration in Artificial Intelligence Applications prepares you for roles in financial technology, algorithmic trading, quantitative analysis, and risk management by focusing on AI-driven financial modeling, data analytics, and machine learning techniques applied to finance.
MS in Financial Management, International Finance Concentration
The MSFM concentration in International Finance examines prepares you to excel at credit risk evaluation, quantitative security selection, risk measurement and mitigation, cash management, and understanding the impact of foreign exchange rates on cost of capital and budgeting.
MS in Financial Management, Investment Analysis Concentration
The MSFM concentration in Investment Analysis examines investment strategies, asset valuation, and investment management, preparing you for a variety of careers in finance involving analysis and valuation of financial assets, as well as risk management.
MS in Financial Management, Sustainability Concentration
The MSFM concentration in Sustainability builds the skills needed to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into financial decision-making, opening the door to roles in sustainable finance, socially responsible investing, corporate sustainability, and risk management.
Acquire the foundational knowledge and tools needed for corporate financial analysis and capital budgeting, while developing your analytical skills through hands-on coursework and real-world case studies.
Study financial theory, acquire technical skills for developing analytical approaches, and improve your critical thinking abilities through hands-on coursework and real-world case studies that qualify you for positions in cash management, capital budgeting, and risk management.
Specialize in the highly desired area of international finance and develop the knowledge to address corporate questions pertaining to foreign exchange risk, transaction and translation exposure, and corporate strategy and foreign direct investment.
Develop in-depth knowledge of investment strategies, asset valuation, and investment management that can be applied to a variety of careers in finance involving analysis and valuation of financial assets as well as risk management.
#10 Best Online Master’s in Business Programs (Excluding MBA)MET’s online master’s degrees in management are ranked #10 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 2025.
Our master’s in financial management degree is part of the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program
Accredited member of AACSB InternationalThe Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (through BU's Questrom School of Business)
Society of Actuaries’ “UCAP-AC” designationBU is the only university in New England that offers a Master of Science degree in Actuarial Science. Learn more.
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