Finance
The Oregon State specialized master’s option in finance provides focused training in financial markets and institutions as you study access to and use of money and capital.
Overview
The specialized master’s option in finance provides focused training in financial markets and institutions as you study access to and use of money and capital.
The coursework covers a wide range of finance topics including investments, portfolio analysis, international financial markets, derivatives and risk management, financial modeling, commercial banking and financial planning.
Our graduates have career opportunities on the investment management and corporate side of the market from analyst to manager and executive positions.
What you’ll learn
Evaluate resources and make investment decisions, and understand the tradeoff between risk and reward using appropriate quantitative methods.
Provide defensible financial recommendations by applying financial tools and analytical methods.
Understand how individuals, businesses and public entities access financial markets.
Develop a strong quantitative and analytical focus as you study access to and use of money and capital.
Capstone project will focus on mergers and acquisitions, international finance or ethics and corporate social responsibility.
Program statistics
Job placement rate for graduates of OSU graduate business programs
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Learning outcomes
Conduct research or produce some other form of creative work.
Demonstrate mastery of subject material.
Conduct scholarly or professional activities in an ethical manner.
Analyze the impact of an enterprise on its various stakeholders.
Propose and collect data necessary to inform a discipline-based evaluation of a complex business challenge.
Apply critical thinking skills to a business challenge in the presence of uncertainty and ambiguity.
Ways to attend
Attend classes in Austin Hall, the $50 million, 100,000-square-foot building with five research centers, a marketing research suite, 10 classrooms, 23 computer- and teleconference-equipped project rooms, a 250-seat auditorium, a café and faculty offices.
Study from anywhere and earn one of our 100% online, fully AACSB-accredited business degrees. Nationally top-ranked for online learning, our classes are taught by business faculty who are known for research excellence and industry experience.
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Oregon State Investment Group
The Oregon State Investment Group is a student-led asset management organization that provides portfolio management on behalf of the Oregon State University Foundation. MBA students and undergraduate students work together to provide high-caliber sector analysis and portfolio management.
Founded in 2007, OSIG members perform in-depth equity research, fundamental valuation techniques and portfolio management. OSIG assets under management, exceeding $4 million, are dispersed between three distinct portfolios: the Large-Cap Portfolio, the D.A. Davidson Competition Portfolio, and the Global Portfolio.
The OSU Foundation is a nonprofit organization that partners with Oregon State University to engage the OSU community, inspire investment and steward resources to enhance the university's excellence and impact.
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