Bachelor of Science in Finance Degree

Overview

WHY CONSIDER A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE DEGREE?


You can't underestimate the role finance plays in our day-to-day lives. Finance professionals with money management, financial decision making, and financial planning skills are essential to keeping businesses and households running smoothly. Earning a bachelor's in finance degree is an important first step for anyone who is looking to pursue a career in this field.

At Post University, our Bachelor of Science in Finance Degree program faculty members all possess top-notch academic credentials and extensive real-life experience in the field, and they apply their expertise to two tracks of study. Corporate Finance introduces students to the systems used by companies to make financial decisions with the goal of enhancing corporate value. The Personal Finance track teaches students learn to use the principles and tools of finance to prepare, plan, and invest for an individual's or household's future.

The Bachelor of Science in Finance Degree program helps students build skills and capabilities in analyzing, defining, and arriving at viable solutions in financial decision making and planning, and prepares students for careers with financial services firms, brokerage and investment houses, banks, insurance companies, and domestic and international businesses, among other areas.

Students pursuing their bachelor's in finance degree are encouraged to participate in internship and cooperative education experiences, which are available in a wide variety of financial services organizations in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors.

THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE DEGREE PROGRAM AT POST UNIVERSITY IS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO:

  • Gain the skills and experiences they'll need to succeed in a wide range of career opportunities in public, private and non-profit organizations
  • Enhance self-awareness, build confidence and develop a strong sense of direction through a careful blend of Bachelor of Science in Finance Degree program courses, general education and elective courses
  • Make connections across disciplines so they're better prepared to respond to a diverse and constantly changing global marketplace
  • Participate in internship and cooperative education programs that offer real-life work experience before they graduate with their bachelor's in finance degree
  • Learn from faculty members who have advanced degrees and years of relevant experience in the financial field

BENEFITS OF THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE DEGREE PROGRAM AT POST UNIVERSITY

  • Post University is an accredited New England university that has been providing quality education to its students since 1890.
  • Our small classes are taught by faculty members who have advanced degrees and extensive real-world experience in their respective fields.
  • We offer a high-quality, career-focused bachelor's in finance degree program that will make a real difference in your future career.
  • Our Bachelor of Science in Finance Degree features a curriculum with a strong focus on innovation, creativity and leadership. You won't be learning from static text on a page; you'll be part of a highly interactive, practice-based learning environment.
  • You will get a great return on your investment (ROI), earning a valuable degree at an affordable price.
  • You can transfer up to 90 credits from another accredited institution.

Faculty Advisor Contact Information
Thomas Abbott
203.596.4684

FINANCE PROGRAM FAST FACTS
     
STUDENTS IN THIS DEGREE PROGRAM
23  
     
OCCUPATIONS
This degree will prepare you for the following careers:
General and Operations Managers
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Budget Analysts
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Credit Analysts
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Financial Analysts
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/13-2051.00
 
Loan Officers
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Financial Specialists, All Other
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Personal Financial Advisors
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/13-2052.00
     
2010- 2011 PROGRAM COMPLETERS
3
 
2010-2011 PROGRAM COMPLETERS IN NORMAL TIME
100%*
*Students who do not transfer in any credits typically complete this program within 5 years.
     
JOB PLACEMENT
Data not yet available.
     
     
 
ACCREDITATION
Post University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., (NEASC) through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.

Post University's Business School also is a candidate for Accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
 
TUITION & FEES 2011-2012
Program Cost: $104,000*
Room and Board: $39,400*
Approximate Program Text Book Cost: $4,800*

* This is the program cost for the entire 120-credit degree program using current tuition and room and board rates. Program costs will vary depending on transfer credits and financial aid amounts.
   
FINANCIAL AID
100% of students receive some form of Financial Aid
   
MEDIAN LOAN DEBT
Number of Borrowers: 19 
Federal Private Loans Institutional Loans
(Amount Borrowed) (Amount Borrowed) (Amount Owed)
$9,454 $60 $0
   
RETENTION RATES
58% of full-time Freshmen who enrolled at Post University's Main Campus in the Fall semester of 2009 returned for the 2010 Fall semester.

The program retention rate is 40%.
 
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
16 students  
   
UNIVERSITY FACULTY
Full-time: 35  
Part-time: 298
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