Program Overview

Program Overview

The Graduate Program MS FINANCE (MSF) is aligned with the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) curriculum. This program engages students in analyzing financial issues of interest to global corporations, financial institutions, and international investors. The MSF program equips students with the knowledge needed for CFA certification.

Program Purpose

The purpose of the MSF program is to graduate students who are proficient in examining current financial issues, exploring feasible financial strategies, and applying relevant financial knowledge and analytical models. These skills help corporations, financial institutions, and investors achieve optimal outcomes and solutions from a global perspective.

Program Details

The Finance Masters Program is available to current undergraduate CSULB students seeking a career in finance. This program offers CSU Long Beach students the fastest possible path to obtaining a CFA, while earning both BSBF and MSF degrees in five years or less. Incoming transfer students can complete the program in three years.

Key Features

• The program is aligned with the CFA curriculum
  • Provides students with the knowledge needed for CFA certification
• Available to current undergraduate CSULB students
  • Offers a fast track to obtaining a CFA
• Completion time
  • Five years or less for current undergraduate students
  • Three years for incoming transfer students
• Degrees earned
  • BSBF and MSF degrees