Study an array of financial sectors

DePaul’s in-depth, applied curriculum will enable you to analyze and navigate today’s increasingly sophisticated global financial markets in our Finance MBA program. Dig into the world of stocks, investments, capitalization and banking while learning to use the latest high-tech financial software and market tools. Gain a broad understanding of the issues that are inherent to financial decision-making.

Gain industry insights in DePaul’s virtual trading room:

• Keys to managing global and domestic stocks
• Cutting-edge market research tactics
• Risk management strategies
• Bloomberg aptitude training

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Go beyond finance textbooks

DePaul has industry-related centers that provide professional guidance and networking opportunities through conferences that feature world-renowned speakers, including executives from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Application Deadlines

Enrollment Quarter	Domestic Student Deadline	International Student Deadline
Fall	August 15	August 15
Winter	December 1	October 1
Spring	March 1	February 1
Summer	June 1	April 1

Admission Requirements

Submit an online application, essay, résumé, official transcripts and letters of recommendation.

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Required Courses

You’ll take 11 MBA core courses and five electives.

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97%

of MBA graduates were employed, continuing their education or pursuing other goals within six months of graduation.

 

$85k

The median reported salary for MBA graduates was $85,000.

Learn from experts in finance and economics

You’ll study commercial banking and money and capital markets with Associate Professor Lamont Black, who worked as an economist with the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. “Students always inspire me,” he said. “Their interesting perspectives on current events give me fresh ideas about how to understand the ever-changing dynamics of the financial sector.”

“I chose KGSB because I heard how amazing the alumni network was within the community and how great of a reputation the program had at placing full-time MBA students.”

Will (MBA ’15)

Director, NY office, Ansarada

Alumni Network

Become part of DePaul’s extensive finance alumni network that includes executives at some of the nation's largest institutions. Students and alumni also have access to our finance industry-related centers, including the Arditti Center for Risk Management, Center for Financial Services and Driehaus Center for Behavioral Finance.

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Flexible formats to work with any lifestyle

Full-time Day MBA for early-career professionals or career changers. Classes offered during the day.
Evening MBA for established professionals in need of flexibility. Classes are in the evenings.

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Scholarships

Graduate school is an investment in your future. Kellstadt awarded more than $3 million to incoming students last year. Learn more about scholarship opportunities available to you.

Finance MBA Admission Requirements

• ?Application & fee
• Essay
• Letter of recommendation
• Resume
• Test optional – GMAT/GRE Scores (submission is optional)
• Interview (Full-time MBA only)
• International student admission requirements: Click here.

Submit your online application and the $60 application fee

An essay explaining your interest in the program and your professional goals is required.

The Kellstadt Graduate School of Business requires official transcripts from all degree-granting institutions. The admission committee reserves the right to request official transcripts from universities where an applicant attended but did not complete a degree. Please note that not submitting all transcripts where courses have been completed could impact course waivers.

Full-time MBA applicants must submit one letter of recommendation from a current or previous employer. Submit the letter through the online application or kgsb@depaul.edu. Be sure to include the name of the recommender and applicant's name on the letter.? ??

All MBA applicants must also submit a professional resume that summarizes their work experience and educational background.

Interviews are required only for applicants to the Full-time MBA program. The admission committee may require applicants to other programs to schedule an interview if necessary.

Deadlines

?To ensure that you will be able to enroll in the quarter of your choice, we recommend that you apply by these dates:

Enrollment Quarter	Domestic Student Deadline	International Student Deadline
Fall	August 1	June 15
Winter	November 1	October 15
Spring	March 1	January 15
Summer	May 1	April 15

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Concentration Requirements

The Finance MBA concentration provides you with in-depth, applied learning that will enable you to successfully understand, analyze and navigate today’s increasingly sophisticated global financial markets. Go beyond textbooks into the real world of stocks, investments, capitalization and banking while learning to use the latest high-tech financial software and market tools. You will receive a solid base of knowledge about various financial sectors and broaden your understanding of the issues that are inherent to finance decision-making, while focusing on the impact these decisions have on the public and private sectors of the global economy.

You have the choice of specializing in a particular area of finance—such as corporate finance, investments, derivatives or banking—or you may take a broad array of courses.

In this program, you will gain the skills and knowledge to:

• Understand stock market analyses, institutional investing and portfolio management in domestic and global markets.
• Correctly valuate companies and markets through access to cutting-edge market research technology.
• Recognize and grasp the role and function of central banks in our economy and how their interactions with asset markets affect the larger economy.
• Develop risk management strategies.
• Apply what you learn in DePaul’s Virtual Trading Room, a state-of-the-art finance lab replete with the latest in financial analysis software.

Students and alumni have access to DePaul’s finance industry-related centers, including the Arditti Center for Risk Management, Center for Financial Services and Driehaus Center for Behavioral Finance. These centers provide guidance, professional networking opportunities and real-world education through conferences that feature nationally and internationally known speakers, including executives from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, among other financial institutions. 

This concentration requires completion of four graduate-level Finance courses including one required course and three electives. RE 530 may be taken as one of the elective courses to satisfy the four course requirement.

Course Requirements

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
FIN 523	INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
Select three electives in Finance 1

1 May include RE 530 but not FIN 555.

The Finance concentration requires completion of FIN523 and any three graduate-level finance courses. Students select an individualized set of courses using the content areas below as a guide. Students may focus on one area of courses or combine courses from multiple areas depending on what matches their career aspirations.

Banking Courses

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
FIN 512	COMMERCIAL BANKING
FIN 513	MONEY AND CAPITAL MARKETS
FIN 557	INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
FIN 562	RISK MANAGEMENT

Behavioral Finance Courses

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
FIN 581	BEHAVIORAL FINANCE
FIN 582	THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FINANCIAL MARKETS
FIN 583	BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS OF CORPORATE FINANCE

Corporate Finance Courses

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
FIN 551	PROBLEMS IN CORPORATE FINANCIAL POLICY
FIN 553	ADVANCED CORPORATE FINANCE
FIN 557	INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
FIN 558	MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
FIN 562	RISK MANAGEMENT

Investment Courses

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
FIN 524	FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS
FIN 525	PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
FIN 526	ADVANCED TOPICS IN INVESTMENTS
FIN 581	BEHAVIORAL FINANCE
FIN 719	EQUITY RESEARCH

Risk Management Courses

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
FIN 557	INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
FIN 562	RISK MANAGEMENT
FIN 617	TOOLS OF FINANCIAL ANALYTICS
FIN 662	DERIVATIVES VALUATION
FIN 675	CASES IN INVESTMENTS AND FINANCIAL ENGINEERING

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