Master of Business Administration Program Finance
Concentration
Driven by a challenging global economy and the need to identify new
approaches to financial regulation, high quality financial
professionals are in strong demand.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) forecasts employment for
financial analysts will grow by 20 % through 2018 – surpassing the
average rate for all occupations. The BLS also expects job growth
for financial managers to rise by 8% during the same time
period.
You can prepare for this thriving field through the Master of
Business Administration Program’s Finance Concentration at St.
John’s University. Offered by The Peter J. Tobin College of
Business, the concentration prepares students for leadership
positions in banks, securities and other financial services
companies as well as with government and not-for-profit
agencies.
Program Description
The one and one-half to two-year, 36- to 54- credit concentration
(depending on whether students attend full-time or part-time) is
fully accredited by the distinguished AACSB International – the
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Classes are
offered on our Queens, Manhattan and Rome campuses. Most classes
are held in the evening with select courses offered on Saturdays
and online.
Reflecting our M.B.A. Program’s interdisciplinary approach to
business, all finance concentrations emphasize the
interrelationship between international finance, government policy
and global economic issues. Students gain hands-on investment
management experience by participating in the Student Managed
Investment Fund and by being able to make investment decisions
using use real-time market information available in Tobin’s
state-of-the-art Financial Information Lab.
Please see our complete course descriptions in The Peter J. Tobin
College of Business graduate bulletin
Financial Aid
Graduate
assistantships are available for qualified incoming students
with strong academic records.
Graduate Admission Contacts
The Peter J. Tobin College of
Business
Office of Graduate Admission
8000 Utopia Parkway
111C Bent Hall
Queens, NY 11439
(718) 990-1345
mbaadmissions@stjohns.edu