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Q. Is the Teachers College at Columbia University a good school?Yelp: an unorthodox rating of Teachers College - Columbia University from the students’ perspective, near unanimous voicing of disappointment and major problems. Unexpected for such a storied and renown institution, with distinguished alumni.Followed by two more conventional rankings/general info.Ranking: TCCU #7.Teachers College, Columbia UniversityColleges & Universities525 W 120th StNew York, NY 10027Phone number: (212) 678-3000Business website: tc.columbia.eduRecommended Reviews Teachers College - Columbia University.Dan T. New York, NY 1/2/2010 Listed in Awwww yeah: The Heights, Schools “Excellent educationally but much to improve--facilities/etc. should align with tuition to alleviate the faculty and student disillusionment for the cost of the education and services rendered.”Mike O. Brooklyn, NY 3/29/2014 One of the oldest and best ed schools in the country. Faculty are great. Students are bright and hardworking. Spent a year and a half here getting my M.A. as a Literacy Specialist and had a great, unforgettable experience.L L. New York, NY 8/7/2014 I know Yelp is not the greatest place to rate a school, but I have to say that I was totally disappointed by TC. First of all, if you just want Columbia on your degree paper, go for it, because TC is probably one of the easiest (and maybe the cheapest) ways to achieve this.Now I will talk about why I was disappointed. One of the common things people complain about is the faculty-student ratio. It's true. It matters because your advisor won't have that much time to try to guide you and even listen to you! It depends on people of course, but at least mine literally told me she didn't have time (during her office hours!!) to help me choose classes. Faculty-student ratio also matters because it is very hard to have in-depth discussions in a classroom with more than 50 people who are just trying to say something to show they are "participating".Their career services are also inadequate, and especially poor when it comes to international students who are already a large community at the school. No one even keeps a record of which employers would hire international students, because "it is not required by the US government". Since when an Ivy League school does not offer anything more than what is required by the US government?The quality of the peers is questionable. I am not sure how much the admissions threshold has been lowered within the last few years. All I know is that I got to see fewer and fewer people that are really competent. What bothered me the most is that some of its programs (including mine) are not academically rigorous at all. I've known people who pretty much didn't do anything in a term-long group project and could easily get an A. I've known people who copied other people's homework and could easily pass. Sometimes the professors might not have known what was going on, but sometimes they knew and they didn't care.Again, different people come out of TC with totally different experiences. I had those bad ones because I happened to meet certain people, happened to work with certain people, and happened to take certain classes. However, I am definitely not the only person who felt much disappointed. Talk to as many current students or recent grads as you can before deciding to attend TC, get an insight of where TC is heading towards, think thoroughly what you want and see what and how TC can provide, otherwise you will regret spending your time and money there.Craig B. Philadelphia PA 10/1/2011 Just spend a week at Teacher's College and you'll have a decent handle on what's wrong with education in this country. Here you are smack in the center of the Hogwarts for teachers, but it's really just an opportunity to hand over A LOT of money to get Columbia University listed on your resume. It should be criminal because these are teachers that we are talking about. At least if Teachers College actually imparted something useful that can be used to improve the quality of education in this country, but this is just a pure money grab.- Most of your classes have a minimum of 30+ students. Some have more than 50. Go look on the TC web site to see the number of students enrolled in classes under "Class Schedule". This is hardly graduate education. You're just being given articles to read and papers to write. Little to no class discussion. In graduate school, you should expect classes that have a max of 15.- Most of what you get from these articles is pretty basic and things that you will learn after you have taught for about two years. In two years no one is going to care that you went to Columbia; they are going to care what type of teacher you are, and you won't get that at TC.A good number of classes are taught by graduate students and adjuncts, in some programs more than half. It's something of a bait and switch because you think that your classes, especially required classes, will be taught by faculty, but really they aren't. Do the math. At about $4,000 per class, TC takes in about $150,000 for some classes and pays the adjunct maybe $4,000 to teach it. For example, here is Professor Joanna Williams trying to claim that she teaches a class in Educational Psychology when, in fact, she never teaches a class in Educational Psychology: tc.columbia.edu/academic…In fact here she even says "I teach a master's-level course in educational psychology" (1:52) when, again, a grad student or adjunct teaches the class. It's just deceptive. The administration knows about this. They are too busy counting your money to care. tc.columbia.edu/hud/inde…Faculty+Interviews- If you do get a class with an actual professor, it's pretty much read to you from the same yellowed paper that the professor has used for decades. Not a lot of adaptation or creativity goes into the programs.- Also do the math: you are charged for three credit hours, but most classes only meet for for about two hours.- TC accepts a massive number of students for the MA programs and herds them through. You will not have a problem being accepted because pretty much every application is accepted. This is to help pay for the PhD students. But many of the PhD students can't get work.One of the few respected programs, and one actually with any real rigor, is Organizational Leadership. Yet TC is one of the most dysfunctional bureaucratic environments that you'll find yourself in. Try dealing with the registrar, paying a bill, or getting your e-mail set up. People refer you to someone else and that person will refer you back to the first person. I was in one class that had a janitorial closet in the back and janitors would walk in and through the classroom during class time with ladders and other pieces of heavy equipment. In one case I applied for and was granted an extension by the registrar. Then later the registrar came back and said that I had an issue because I had no extension. I showed the registrar her own letter, signed by her, that clearly stated the extension and the terms of the extension, and that still wasn't enough. She said that she needed to meet with a special committee. This is very common. Most students can tell you a story like this.In the end TC graduates teachers who are burdened under a massive amount of debt. Try to pay that off on a teachers salary. I'm sure some of the students believe that they got a decent education, but they don't really have something impressive to compare their TC experience to. They think that TC is normal. Hope that they don't emulate it in their own classrooms.I've written all of this because supporting teachers is very important, and two months after you start classes at TC this is what you are going to wish that someone had told you when you were looking at graduate programs.If gold will rust, what will iron do?Erin M. Manhattan, NY 3/14/2011 Wow. I realize it has a good reputation, but honestly, it shouldn't. This is by far the worst school I've ever attended. Overpriced. Zero support from faculty or the administration. In fact, not only will they not help you, but they will build roadblocks to prevent you from accomplishing what you need to do. Poor classes, most of which are taught by graduate students. Some of the graduate students are fine, but why am I paying so much for my fellow students to teach me? Getting my doctorate there managed to make me less marketable, and to make it even harder to find a job. Well, all in all, it was a horrible experience and I will never recommend it to anyone.Zuleika R. Clifton, NJ 12/14/2016 Way overpriced for the quality of education it provides. Will take forever to process things (fasfa, petsa video,etc). You never get a reply back from emails. Also, majority of PhD grad students teach MA students rather than real professors. You get all of this for a huge amount of debt. In my opinion, it will take your whole life to pay the debt of teachers college if u become a teacher. Nowadays jobs are very scarce and tough to get. So make a wise decision. My friend got in here with a 3.1 GPA so it's not competitive.Lindsay S. New York, NY 11/23/201425 check-ins Not amused by my program.Teachers College Columbia University leverages the RingCentral cloud communications platformMarina S. Staten Island, NY 10/6/2014 Expensive, but it's a private school in the US, just like any other. The PhD students got a lot of attention from a few professors, which was very noticeable to us, the MA students. Sometimes we felt a bit ignored. I give as much as 3/5, because I got a Master's degree and that helped me get a job which I couldn't get without it.The professors are very knowledgeable, on the most part. We had a problem only with one instructor who hadn't even had a Master's Degree and was teaching a lab course strictly from slides with no additional information. (We know how to use basic Word and Excel. but we spent a few weeks worth of classes reading slides about it).In general, I learned a lot and I really enjoyed the course work. My concentration was in Motor Learning and Control (Bio Behavioral Sciences). I also met many wonderful people who were in the same or in related MA and PhD programs.I just would have liked it more if we (MA students) got a bit more attention from the few important professors in the program.Katya R. New York, NY 6/30/2013 I did an orientation as was considering a Master's there.The teacher to student ratios are quite large and from all my research this is far from a rigorous program.It seems like a veritable diploma mill where the basis for the transaction is very expensive classes in return for a Columbia branded resume (with not what one would expect at a master's level in between). If you fail out of this program, it is because you never showed up for class or the tests, ever.The very high acceptance rate supports this. Columbia has turned a very needed program into a cash cow. This model has been playing out in many of the MS level classes at TC and at the university at large.This is the Harvard Extension School (being very, very kind here to Columbia by even offering that associative reference) equivalent in a teaching program.Buyer beware, and do your own due diligence before you apply (since the above is more or less common knowledge).Tiffany C. Manhattan, NY 12/1/2011 Updated review The school is great! With all the money they have they should be able to remodel the place a little. I love the vintage look, but some of the classrooms need to be re-done. the programs here are great and so are the professors. I wish it cost less money to go there, but i guess you have to pay for a good education. The area around is nice, definitely one of the quieter places in the city.Sam W. Hoboken, NJ 4/21/2012 Want an Ivy League degree barely worth the paper it's printed on? Then TC is for you.This place is an utter racket of criminally high tuition, mediocre to laughable instruction, flimsy joke degrees that will ensure our national education system is staffed by dim layabouts for a long time to come.I can't wait for the National Council on Teacher Quality to drill TC into the ground this fall.Tanya L. Boston, MA 4/10/2011 I really want to rate my graduate school higher. I am grateful the education graduate school of Columbia University admitted me with just a 3.3 undergraduate GPA and gave me the opportunity to get a Master's degree here.I am really appreciative I got a small minority scholarship for working on the academic journal, CICE (Current Issues in Comparative Education) at Teachers College. I would try and get my doctorate here, but the school does not fully fund doctoral students sadly.However, I thought the academic advising system was particularly bad in the department of International and Transcultural studies, as it is TC's policy to pair you up with a professor as your advisor. My former professor could care less about advising me. When she agreed to advise my thesis over the summer, she later flaked out on me when I got an impersonal, mass email from the department head mentioning that she was leaving to take another job in DC. My advisor couldn't even take 10 minutes to write a personal adieu to her advisees, or to say goodbye? Absolutely pathetic.Fortunately, this negative advisory experience was counteracted by a Teachers College faculty member who took me on last minute to help me graduate in 1 year time. In addition, I had several professors that were very good at teaching: Terosky and Hatch come to mind as great.However, I am disheartened by the school itself, because it doesn't seem to value hiring it's own alumni. I would love to work for TC, but I have not been one of the chosen ones. There are non-alumni working in its alumni affairs office and career services offices, and although I'm sure they do an decent jobs, there are alumni out there like me that would give our left arm to work for our alma mater and are not given interviews.Teachers College library itself is absolutely gorgeous: 3 floors of plush chairs and pretty wood desks. I found Teachers College to have enjoyable areas of study. The bookstore employees were always helpful, too.Another qualm I have is the career services center attitude that because I have a Columbia University degree that I will find full-time work soon. Au contraire: being Ivy League in this economy doesn't necessarily mean anything. You cannot advise Teachers College alumni to have hope through reliance on being affiliated with a well respected school. Furthermore, the alumni database the career center touts needs to be built up A LOT more because it is barely searchable as is.Diandra D. Pelham, NY 5/31/2011 I had the BEST time in graduate school ... to the point where I wish elementary, middle, high school and college could have been similar. I love the professors here. The buildings are clean, the classrooms well lit and ventilated. The surrounding neighborhood is perfect for students to let off steam or grab a drink after a grueling day of studying or attending lectures.I was fortunate to receive two strategically located student teacher placements, as well as an on-campus job, which made my intensive year program at TC manageable and enjoyable.My classmates and I typically didn't finish our last class until 10 pm (classes didn't start until 5 because all of us student taught during the day). Nonetheless, professors were always available to talk or answer questions whenever (and I do mean WHENEVER) we had them.We would frequently go to West End (before it became Havana Central- RIP) for drinks and food and stumble home discussing how we could use Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences to determine what alcohol said about our respective personalities. The good 'ol days ...I've gone back to the UWS sporadically to visit with some professors (one was even a guest at my wedding) and see the neighborhood, but truthfully, I'm due for another visit very soon.Elizabeth N. Irvine, CA 2/23/2013 The professors are great and so are the students! The Library and Thorndike are the newer or remodel places in comparison to Thompson, Grace Dodge, HM, and more that need some remodeling. I also love the dinning hall that seems so classic and fancy for a University cafeteria.A B. Boston, MA 6/26/2010 I LOVE TC. I know I am spending WAY too much money here and my loans are adding up, but I am getting a degree that will get me any job in the future (well not 'any' but, within reason). I think if you want to be just a regular education teacher you should not go here because of the expense. But if you are looking for a more specialized degree (special ed, ABA, speech pathology, etc) then this is a GREAT place to go.Paul W. Stamford, CT 3/20/2007 Since no teacher's college can teach a prospective teacher how to teach, either don't teach or find a less expensive way to get the same PC drivel elsewhere. Otherwise, great place to live, and lots of perks in the neighborhood. We lived for four years and I did two masters.Ashley D. Paris, France 4/22/2009 TC is expensive. The education programs are excellent from what I've heard. The psychology departments are good, but the large enrollment of the M.A. programs lend a "degree mill" sense I don't care for. Organizational psychology gets the best bang for the buck - I'm not sure the M.A. in clinical psych would be worth the price. I attend at a discount, but I would consider the cost (as well as living in NYC) very carefully before coming. That being said, I really enjoy my particular program (M.A. Organizational Psychology) and am very happy I have come.About TCABOUT TCACADEMICSADMISSION & AIDSTUDENTSFACULTY & RESEARCHAbout TC At a GlanceAbout TCTimelineA Legacy of InnovatorsDiversity & CommunityOffices and AdministrationOur Students, at a GlanceThere are 5023 students enrolled at Teachers College. Approximately 77 percent are women, and among US Citizens, 13.3 percent are African American, 14.6 percent are Asian American, 13.5 percent are Hispanic / Latino/a, and 3.5 percent have identified with two or more ethnicities. The student body is composed of 20.2 percent international students from eighty-four different countries and nearly 80 percent domestic students from all fifty states and the District of Columbia.College Profile 2016-2017Total enrollment: 5023New Degree Students: 17621398 Fall Enrollment364 Summer EnrollmentDegree LevelMasters: 3624 / 72.2%Doctoral: 1302 / 25.9%Non-degree: 97 / 1.9%StudentsFull-time: 1484 / 29.5%Part time: 3539 / 70.5%Gender Diversity of Matriculated StudentsFemale: 3868 / 77%Male: 1105 / 22%No Answer: 50 / 1%Among Domestic Students Only (Excludes International, Other and Unknown)African-American: 516 / 13.3%Asian-American: 564 / 14.6%Latino/a: 522 / 13.5%Native American: 7 / 0.2%Two or More: 134 / 3.5%Caucasian: 2121 / 54.9%Other & Unknonwn: 143 / 2.9%Among International Students Only (Excludes Other and Unknown)International students: 1016 / 20.2%Africa: 15 / 1.5%Asia: 780 / 76.8%Canada: 46 / 4.5%Europe: 57 / 5.6%Latin America & Caribbean: 82 / 8.1%Middle East & North Africa: 36 / 3.5%Median Student Age30 yearsTeachers College, Columbia UniversityGrad SchoolAll Graduate School RankingsOverviewEducation Admissions Academics Ranking Student Body Cost Teacher PreparationScienceSocial Sciences & HumanitiesHealthU.S. News Education School CompassExpanded School ProfilesAverage GRE ScoresCertification Statistics#7 Best Education Schools2017 Quick StatsAddress525 W. 120th StreetNew York, NY 10027Students1,713 enrolled (full-time)3,207 enrolled (part-time)Tuition$1,454 per credit (full-time)$1,454 per credit (part-time)Education School OverviewThe education school at Teachers College, Columbia University has a rolling application deadline. The application fee for the education program at Teachers College, Columbia University is $65. Its tuition is full-time: $1,454 per credit and part-time: $1,454 per credit. The Teachers College, Columbia University graduate education program has 150 full-time faculty on staff with a 4.6:1 ratio of full-time equivalent doctoral students to full-time faculty.Programs and Specialties#2 Tie Curriculum and Instruction#5 Education Policy#6 Educational Administration and Supervision, in Educational Psychology#2 Elementary Teacher Education, in Higher Education Administration#6 Secondary Teacher Education, in Special EducationAdmissionsApplication deadline rollingApplication fee $65Director of Admissions David EstrellaTOEFL and/or IELTS required for international studentsAcademicsFull-time faculty (tenured or tenure-track) 150Student-faculty ratio 4.6:1Degree programs offeredPrograms/courses offered inStudent BodyTotal enrollment (full-time) 1,713Gender distribution (full-time) Male (23.1%) Female (76.9%)CostTuition full-time: $1,454 per credit part-time: $1,454 per creditRequired fees $856 per yearTeacher PreparationStudents who took an assessment to become a certified or licensed teacher during 2014-2015 216Education School Overview details based on 2015 dataAlumniMuhammad Fadhel al-Jamali, Prime Minister of Iraq (17 September 1953 – 29 April 1954)Charles Alston (1931), artistHafizullah Amin, President of AfghanistanNahas Gideon Angula (MA, EdM), Prime Minister of NamibiaMary Antin (1902), author of the immigrant experienceMichael Apple, professor of Educational Policy Studies, University of WisconsinWilliam Ayers, elementary education theorist, founder of Weather Underground, and professor at University of Illinois, ChicagoSarah Bavly, nutrition education pioneer in IsraelAbby Barry Bergman, science educator, author, school administratorJohn Seiler Brubacher, educational philosopher; professor at YaleDonald Byrd, jazz and fusion trumpet player; music educatorBetty Castor, politician and President of the University of South FloridaChiang Menglin President, Peking University, Minister of Education, Republic of ChinaShirley Chisholm, first African American woman elected to Congress, and former US Presidential candidateNorman Cousins, editor, peace activistElla Cara Deloria (1915), Yankton Sioux ethnologistEdward C. Elliott, educational researcher and president of Purdue UniversityAlbert Ellis, cognitive behavioral therapistEdward Fitzpatrick, president of Mount Mary College and noted expert on conscription during World War I and World War IIClarence Gaines (M.A. 1950), Hall of Fame basketball coach, Winston-Salem State UniversityGordon Gee (Ed.D. 1972), President of Ohio State UniversityTsuruko Haraguchi (Ph.D. 1912), psychologistAndy Holt (Ph.D. 1937), president of University of TennesseeSeymour Itzkoff, Professor Emeritus of Education and Child Study, Smith CollegeGeorge Ivany (M.A. 1962), President of the University of SaskatchewanThomas Kean (M.A. 1963), former Governor of New JerseyMaude Kerns (M.A. 1906), pioneering abstract artist and teacher[32]H. S. S. Lawrence (M.A. 1950, Ed.D. 1950), Indian educationistLee Huan, former Minister of Education and Premier of the Republic of ChinaMosei Lin (Ph.D. 1929), Taiwanese academic and educator; first Taiwanese to receive a Ph.D. degreeJohn C. McAdams, associate professor of political science at Marquette UniversityAgnes Martin (B.A. 1942), artistRollo May, existential psychologistChester Earl Merrow, educator, U.S. Representative from New HampshireRichard P. Mills, former Commissioner of Education for both Vermont and New York StatesJerome T. Murphy, Dean Emeritus at the Harvard Graduate School of EducationGeorgia O'Keeffe, American artistThomas S. Popkewitz (M.A. 1964), professor of Curriculum Theory at the University of Wisconsin-MadisonNeil Postman (M.A. 1955, Ed.D. 1958), cultural criticCaroline Pratt (educator), progressive educator, founder of City and Country School (Bachelor of Pedagogy, 1894)Thomas Granville Pullen Jr. President University of Baltimore, Maryland State Superintendent of EducationRobert Bruce Raup (Ph.D. 1926), Professor Emeritus, Philosophy of Education, and critic of the American Education systemHenrietta Rodman (1904), teacher, feminist activistCarl Rogers (M.A. 1928, Ph.D. 1931), psychologistMartha E. Rogers (M.A. in public health nursing 1945), nursing theorist, creator of Science of unitary human beingsMiriam Roth, Israeli writer and scholar of children's books, kindergarten teacher, and educatorAdolph Rupp, Hall of Fame basketball coach, University of KentuckyWilliam Schuman (B.S. 1935, M.A. 1937), composer, former president of the Juilliard School of Music and of Lincoln Center for the Performing ArtsJames Monroe Smith, president of Louisiana State University, 1930–1939Karl Struss (B.A. 1912), photographer and cinematographer; pioneer in 3D filmsBobby Susser (M.A. 1987), children's songwriter, record producer, performerTao Xingzhi, Chinese educator and political activistEdward Thorndike, psychologistRobert L. Thorndike (M.A. 1932, Ph.D. 1935), psychologistMerryl Tisch, educator, Chancellor, New York State Board of RegentsMinnie Vautrin, (M.A. 1919), educator and missionary.Ruth Westheimer (Ed.D. 1970), sex therapistFloyd Wilcox (M.A. 1920), third president of Shimer CollegeJohn Davis Williams, Chancellor of the University of Mississippi (1946 to 1968)Zhang Boling (1917), Founder and president, National Nankai University, Tianjin, ChinaBest Education SchoolsRanked in 2016 | Best Education Schools Rankings MethodologyA teacher must first be a student, and graduate education program rankings can help you find the right classroom. With the U.S. News rankings of the top education schools, narrow your search by location, tuition, school size and test scores.Rank School name Tuition Total enrollment#1 Stanford University Stanford, CA $45,729 per year (FT) 373#2 Tie Harvard University Cambridge, MA $43,280 per year (FT) 891#2 Tie Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD $1,000 per credit (FT) 2,161#4 University of Wisconsin—​Madison Madison, WI$11,870 per year (in-state, FT); $25,197 per year (out-of-state, FT) 1,030#5 Vanderbilt University (Peabody) Nashville, TN $1,818 per credit (FT) 908#6 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA $47,364 per year (FT) 1,140#7 Teachers College, Columbia University New York, NY $1,454 per credit (FT) 4,920#8 Tie Northwestern University Evanston, IL $48,624 per year (FT) 318#8 Tie University of Washington Seattle, WA$16,536 per year (in-state, FT); $29,742 per year (out-of-state, FT) 938#10 University of Texas—​Austin Austin, TX $8,402 per year (in-state, FT); $16,338 per year (out-of-state, FT) 1,025#11 University of California—​Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$11,220 per year (in-state, FT); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, FT) 686#12 Tie University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$21,040 per year (in-state, FT); $42,530 per year (out-of-state,FT) 524#12 Tie University of Oregon Eugene, OR$16,032 per year (in-state, FT); $22,752 per year (out-of-state,FT) 592#14 Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ$10,610 per year (in-state,FT); $27,086 per year (out-of-state,FT) 2,627#15 Tie Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$705 per credit (in-state, FT); $1,353 per credit (out-of-state, FT) 1,862#15 Tie New York University (Steinhardt) New York, NY $36,912 per year (FT) 3,117#15 Tie University of Kansas Lawrence, KS$378 per credit (in-state, FT); $881 per credit (out-of-state, FT) 1,209#18 Tie Ohio State University Columbus, OH$11,560 per year (in-state, FT); $31,032 per year (out-of-state, FT) 989#18 Tie University of California—​Berkeley Berkeley, CA$11,220 per year (in-state, FT); $26,322 per credit (out-of-state, FT) 343#20 University of Minnesota—​Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$15,844 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,508 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,861#21 Tie University of Southern California (Rossier) Los Angeles, CA$1,666 per credit (full-time) 1,866#21 Tie University of Virginia (Curry) Charlottesville, VA$14,856 per year (in-state, FT); $24,288 per year (out-of-state, FT) 937#23 Tie Boston College (Lynch) Chestnut Hill, MA $1,310 per credit (FT) 793#23 Tie University of Illinois—​Urbana-​Champaign Champaign, IL$12,060 per year (in-state, FT); $26,058 per year (out-of-state, FT) 792#25 University of California—​Irvine Irvine, CA$11,220 per year (in-state, FT); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, FT) 274

Navigation MenuThe Best SchoolsThe 10 Best Online Master in Finance and MBA in Finance Degree ProgramsIndividuals with a Master of Finance degree, or an MBA in Finance, often navigate the world of complicated financial instruments and regulatory requirements on behalf of companies and financial institutions throughout the world.Individuals who know how to acquire and manage money are valued in just about every industry, including nonprofits and government agencies.Those with an MS in Finance or a Master of Business Administration in Finance are prepared for careers in corporate finance in areas such as divisional financial analysis, treasury, cash management, credit analysis, and financial analysis.Part of the Online Colleges HubSubscribe & Stay InformedMaster of Finance Degree CurriculumMost Master of Science in Finance degree programs focus on finance and the financial markets, emphasizing equity evaluation, mathematical finance, and investment management. 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Those with an MBA in Finance are prepared to seek a management position immediately upon graduation.Many of the Master of Finance degree programs can be completed in a year, whereas an MBA in Finance typically take two to three years to complete.A Master of Finance degree program can be a good choice for people who have recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree, since many MBA programs require applicants to have completed several years of work experience.The financial courses in the MBA in Finance programs are typically similar to those included in a Master of Finance program.Master Degree in Finance Job OpportunitiesInvestment bankerAsset/wealth or private equity managerFinancial analystMutual funds managerFinancial risk managerFinancial plannerCorporate finance officerChief financial officerVenture capitalistMBA in Finance JobsCorporate FinancePersonal FinancePublic SectorSecurities Sales AgentInvestment managerChief financial officerFinance managerFinancial advisorFinancial analystOne-Hundred-Percent Online Master of Finance and MBA in Finance Degree Program Ranking GuidelinesWe selected the following 100% online Master in Finance and MBA Finance degree programs based on the quality of each school’s program, the types of courses offered, the faculty, rankings, awards, and reputation, including the school’s reputation for effectively providing online degree programs.1. Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of BusinessThe online MBA with an emphasis in finance degree is designed to help students advance in their current career path in the financial services industry or corporate finance.The program reviews leading-edge financial theories, as well as the concepts and analytical techniques used to manage businesses in a global environment.The W.P. Carey School of Business has received accreditation from the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).The MBA in Finance core curriculum covers subjects such as managerial accounting, financial accounting, managerial fiance, statistics for managers, organization theory and behavior, global business environment, strategic management, and other subjects.The MBA with a concentration in finance includes electives such as:Financial Statement AnalysisAdvanced Corporate FinanceInvestment Fundamentals/Portfolio ManagementInternational Financial ManagementArizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business was ranked #2 in the 2013 Best Online Graduate Business Programs list, and #30 in the 2012 Best Business Schools list, by U.S. News & World Report. ASU was also ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s list of Top-Tier U.S. Universities.The full-time MBA provided by the W.P. Carey School of Business was ranked #59 in a global survey by The Economist. The W.P. Carey School of Business itself has been ranked #1 for research productivity by Technovation, and #21 for research productivity by the University of Texas at Dallas.Arizona State University has been ranked #79 in the world, and #26 among public universities in the United States, by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, a publication established by the Shanghai Jiaotong University. ASU has also been named one of America’s “Best College Buys” by Forbes magazine.2. Penn State World CampusThe online Master of Finance degree program is designed for people interested in careers as financial professionals in financial management or investment management.The program covers subjects such as financial modeling, including basic statistics, capital budgeting, and forecasting.The online Master’s degree in finance also covers advanced subjects involving strategic financial decisions, such as capital structure and cost of capital, valuation, and corporate control. Students also learn about financial derivatives, securities, covering options, forwards and futures, and OTC derivatives.The online Master of Finance degree program, accredited by the AACSB, prepares students for professional certifications such as the Chartered Financial Analyst certification.The online Master’s degree in finance program utilizes a cohort model in which all the online students begin the online Master of Finance degree program at the same time and progress through the courses together.Penn State University World Campus was ranked #19 in the Best Online Graduate Business Programs, and #12 in the Top Public Schools list, by U.S. News & World Report in 2012. In 2011, the school was ranked #12 nationally bySmartMoney magazine in its Colleges That Help Grads Get Top Salaries list.Penn State University World Campus has a combination of high peer and instructional quality, excellent student satisfaction indicators, and a world-class reputation.3. Washington State UniversityThe online MBA with a concentration in finance covers the principles of international finance, including financial management of multinational corporations and international investments.The program also reviews making decisions regarding problems with asset management for personal and business portfolios.The Online MBA program is AACSB International accredited.The MBA in Finance degree program covers real and nominal interest rates, term and risk structure of interest rates, bond pricing, investment and commercial banking, and financial futures.Washington State University was ranked #1 in the Best Online Graduate Business Programs list, and #60 in the Top Public Schools list, by U.S. News & World Reportin 2013.Click here for free information about Washington State University!SPONSORED LINK4. University of Michigan-DearbornStudents in the online master’s degree in finance program are prepared for careers in corporate finance, financial institutions, and investments.Students can enter the online Master of Finance program with any undergraduate degree.The curriculum which integrates the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) program provides a strong foundation for students interested in obtaining CFA credentials. The curriculum also provides a strong foundation in finance and related disciplines for students interested in other financial careers.Students in the Master in Finance program learn to evaluate and manage risk in a global setting and estimate the value of real or financial assets. Students also have opportunities to expand their network of professional relationships.The required courses in the Online MS in Finance degree are shown below:Applied Statistical ModelingFinance FundamentalsEconomic Analysis: Firm and ConsumerInvestment Process, Analysis and InternationalTopics in Corporate FinanceUniversity of Michigan-Dearborn was ranked #21 in the Best Online Graduate Business programs, #33 in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges in Regional Universities (Midwest), and #6 in the Top Public Schools Regional Universities (Midwest), by U.S. News & World Report. The university is also recognized as a Best Business School by Princeton Review.5. Northeastern University, D’Amore-McKim School of BusinessThe Online Master of Business Administration-Finance program covers financial skills in important areas such as valuation, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, insurance, and investments.Students in the Finance MBA program can specialize in either corporate finance or investments. CFA and CFP materials are incorporated into the MBA in Finance program to help students prepare for their exam.The Online MBA with a concentration in finance includes courses such as:Investment AnalysisFinancial StrategyInternational Finance ManagementFinance SeminarNortheastern University was ranked #57 in the National Universities list, #57 in the Best Business Schools list, #82 in the Part-time M.B.A. list, and #8 in the 2011 Up-and-Coming Schools list, by U.S. News & World Report.Click here for free information about Online MBA in Finance from Northeastern University!6. University of Dallas, College of BusinessThe online MBA with a concentration in corporate finance covers concepts and application of business strategy, financial forecasting and planning, asset selection and financing, and cash flow management.The online MBA in Corporate Finance covers subjects such as international finance, mergers and acquisitions, dividend policy, hedging, and other subjects. Students can also develop sub-fields in international finance or accounting.The Online MBA with a concentration in finance includes courses such as:Intermediate Corporate FinanceIntermediate Financial AccountingCorporate Treasury ManagementInternational FinanceCorporate ValuationUniversity of Dallas was ranked #10 in the Best Value Schools list, and #120 in the Best Online Graduate Business Programs list, by U.S. News & World Report. The magazine also ranked the University of Dallas as a Best Value School in the West Region.The university was also included in the 2012 Best of the West list by Princeton Review, and has been ranked #120 byForbes.7. Southern New Hampshire UniversityThe online Master in Finance degree program provides financial analysis and quantitative skills. The program covers corporate finance, investments, financial markets, advanced economic theory, and more.Students in the Online MS in Finance degree program are prepared for management and professional positions in investment banking, corporate finance, financial markets, financial management, government securities companies, and other sectors.The Master in Finance degree includes concentrations in Corporate Finance and Investment and Securities.The online MBA in Finance, combined with a test-prep course, prepares students to take the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 exam.Click here for free information about Online MS in Accounting from SNHU!8. Florida Institute of TechnologyThe Master of Business Administration-Finance degree program, rooted in the case method approach, combines real-world applications with academic principles.The Online MBA-Finance program includes core courses such as Managerial Accounting, Managerial Economics, Organizational Behavior, Financial Management, and Marketing Management.The Online MBA in Finance degree includes specialization courses such as:Investment ManagementFinancial Markets and InstitutionsFinancial Management PolicyPortfolio AnalysisFlorida Tech University was ranked as a Tier 1 Best National University, and also included in the Top Online Education honor roll list for Bachelor’s and Graduate programs, by U.S. News & World Report.Florida Tech has also been named one of the Southeast’s Best Universities byPrinceton Review, rated a Best Buy inBarron’s Best Buys in College Education,and ranked one of the nation’s Best Schools in the Fiske Guide to Colleges.9. Grand Canyon University, Ken Blanchard School of BusinessThe MBA with an emphasis in finance includes the servant leadership and value-based management principles of Grand Canyon University’s Ken Blanchard School of Business.The MBA in Finance degree program covers a broad range of business subjects and principles. The program reviews how to stay competitive in a global marketplace, as well as forecasting and raising funds in capital markets.Grand Canyon University provides an education from the context of its Christian heritage.The MBA program includes courses such as:Finance PrinciplesManagerial FinanceStrategic ManagementOperations ManagementEconomicsApplied Business Probability and StatisticsGrand Canyon University has been included among the Five Top e-Schools in America’s Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs list, by CNN Money.Click here for free information about Online MBA in Finance from Grand Canyon University!10. Post University, Malcolm Baldrige School of BusinessThe online MBA degree in Finance is designed for professionals currently employed in, or for those seeking to enter, the financial industry.The Finance MBA program reviews the intricacies of financial organizations, tools, and constructs.The Online MBA in Finance degree also covers the applications and theories for portfolio management, public financial management, investment management, and financial statement analysis.The curriculum, which combines theory and practice, focuses on new value creation through innovation and creativity.The online MBA in Finance degree includes courses such as:Investment and Portfolio ManagementAdvanced Financial Statement AnalysisPublic Finance Policy and ApplicationManaging Financial InstitutionsClick here for free information about Online MBA in Finance from Post University!Degree Finder1. Select a Degree LevelAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCertificate/Diploma2. 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There are many ways to answer this question today. To really know what is going on at American universities, I’d recommend going online to Inside Higher Ed or talking to a college admissions advisor at a group like Omnia College Prep, Veritas Prep, or Opus College Prep. These are reputable admissions counseling services that have an inside knowledge of the university ecosystem and understand what to look for.First, I agree with Esther’s answer below. Never apply to for-profit schools. It is a mistake.To some degree, you can use the US News and World Report rankings to filter out the worst universities. You don’t have to apply to the top ten on this ranking list and there are many universities that serve their students well that are ranked even 70 or 80. Take it all with some grain of salt and use good judgement with ranking lists. Drexel and Worcester Polytechnic are two schools that serve engineers exceptionally well, for example, and they don’t break into top ranks on a list like this. Montclair State and U Indy offer excellent preparation for future teachers. Same thing. They never break into the top rankings. Babson is excellent for entrepreneurs but it won’t be highly nationally ranked for anything but entrepreneurialism, for example. Babson is a strong school for many other things as well. Either way, you get the idea.Never apply to colleges that are losing their accreditation. Right now, that is a huge issue in the US. Bennett College is a longstanding institution that is on the road to losing its accreditation. Sadly.A college that may close. Years ago, there were rumors that John Carroll University in Cleveland might close due to financial insolvency. Luckily, they weathered the storm and are stronger than ever, but Hampshire College (an amazing experimental university with a very long history) announced its closing this year. College of New Rochelle might close. That is very sad but also very much part of today’s world, where big brand name schools are all receiving record numbers of applications and smaller schools are not able to compete.When I am considering recommending a university that does not have a huge endowment…one that relies on student tuition as its main vehicle of support, I will check their Common Data Set for numbers that are valuable to me. I want to understand enrollment, financials, financial aid picture…everything. It is important.If you need more support, please contact me at Omnia.