Master of Science in Finance

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Any recommendations for an online, 7-8 week long courses for a Master of Science in Finance? Preference is for a regionally accredited state or private university.

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CSU Global haș 8 week terms. It's an RA university - part of the state university system of Colorado.

https://csuglobal.edu/academic-programs/...am-finance

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Any recommendations for an online, 7-8 week long courses for a Master of Science in Finance? Preference is for a regionally accredited state or private university.

I am a student at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (AACSB-accredited, PhD-granting business school).  They are starting effective the Fall 2026 semester to offer an MS in Finance.  I have taken about half of the courses in the program (was previously enrolled as an MBA-Financial Planning student, changed to MBA-Marketing after they announced the MSF).  I have learned a lot and really enjoyed my finance classes.  I will graduate with my MBA in December and plan to immediately apply for the MSF program.   Program is 30 hours; tuition is $472.22/hour (in-state or out-of-state), $14,166 total cost.  The program is definitely focused on financial planning, though it is not an approved educational program for the CFP designation, if that's of interest to you.  7-week terms; 6 sessions per year.

University of Texas Permian Basin (AACSB-accredited, masters-granting business school) offers perhaps the cheapest MS in Finance at an AACSB-accredited business school.  The courses are primarily 8 weeks in length, though a couple of the required courses are full semester/16 weeks.  Program is 30 credits, $11,729 total tuition.

I seriously considered the University of Illinois Springfield MS in Finance  I liked the course offerings quite a bit and probably would have selected this program if I weren't already well along the way for the UTRGV degree.  30 credits, $16,740 total tuition.

You didn't specifically discuss why you want a finance degree.  I know it isn't a finance degree, but I also pretty seriously considered the University of Missouri's MA in Economics.  The inexpensive MS in Finance degrees tend to really focus on financial planning, maybe some FP&A, but tend to not be particularly technical, high-finance oriented, etc.  Learning more of that "technical stuff" is what appeals to me about the Missouri program.  That, and the fact that the 30-credit degree is $17,034.  It's the most expensive degree I'll mention, but also definitely the biggest "brand name" university.

University of the Cumberlands offers an MS in Finance  From the course titles, it actually looks like it might be a little more technical than the first three programs that I mentioned.  Half-semester courses and the price is definitely right: 31-credits and total cost of $11,005.  For some people the religious affiliation and history of the school may be a turn off, of course.  I took some undergrad accounting courses at Cumberlands and there was no discussion of religion as part of those courses.  I have a friend doing a PhD in Accounting there and he says he has seen little to no religious discussion (unlike, say, Liberty, where it is included in the coursework by default).

If you happen to be interested in financial planning and the CFP designation, I'd definitely check out Alabama's MS in Consumer Science Concentration in Financial Planning.  Not an MS in Finance and not 7/8 week courses, but a very interesting and reasonably priced program.

Besides 7/8-week courses and the MS in Finance degree title, what are you wanting in a degree?

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Any recommendations for an online, 7-8 week long courses for a Master of Science in Finance? Preference is for a regionally accredited state or private university.

I am a student at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (AACSB-accredited, PhD-granting business school).  They are starting effective the Fall 2026 semester to offer an MS in Finance.  I have taken about half of the courses in the program (was previously enrolled as an MBA-Financial Planning student, changed to MBA-Marketing after they announced the MSF).  I have learned a lot and really enjoyed my finance classes.  I will graduate with my MBA in December and plan to immediately apply for the MSF program.   Program is 30 hours; tuition is $472.22/hour (in-state or out-of-state), $14,166 total cost.  The program is definitely focused on financial planning, though it is not an approved educational program for the CFP designation, if that's of interest to you.  7-week terms; 6 sessions per year.

University of Texas Permian Basin (AACSB-accredited, masters-granting business school) offers perhaps the cheapest MS in Finance at an AACSB-accredited business school.  The courses are primarily 8 weeks in length, though a couple of the required courses are full semester/16 weeks.  Program is 30 credits, $11,729 total tuition.

I seriously considered the University of Illinois Springfield MS in Finance  I liked the course offerings quite a bit and probably would have selected this program if I weren't already well along the way for the UTRGV degree.  30 credits, $16,740 total tuition.

You didn't specifically discuss why you want a finance degree.  I know it isn't a finance degree, but I also pretty seriously considered the University of Missouri's MA in Economics.  The inexpensive MS in Finance degrees tend to really focus on financial planning, maybe some FP&A, but tend to not be particularly technical, high-finance oriented, etc.  Learning more of that "technical stuff" is what appeals to me about the Missouri program.  That, and the fact that the 30-credit degree is $17,034.  It's the most expensive degree I'll mention, but also definitely the biggest "brand name" university.

University of the Cumberlands offers an MS in Finance  From the course titles, it actually looks like it might be a little more technical than the first three programs that I mentioned.  Half-semester courses and the price is definitely right: 31-credits and total cost of $11,005.  For some people the religious affiliation and history of the school may be a turn off, of course.  I took some undergrad accounting courses at Cumberlands and there was no discussion of religion as part of those courses.  I have a friend doing a PhD in Accounting there and he says he has seen little to no religious discussion (unlike, say, Liberty, where it is included in the coursework by default).

If you happen to be interested in financial planning and the CFP designation, I'd definitely check out Alabama's MS in Consumer Science Concentration in Financial Planning.  Not an MS in Finance and not 7/8 week courses, but a very interesting and reasonably priced program.

Besides 7/8-week courses and the MS in Finance degree title, what are you wanting in a degree?

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