Economics & Finance

There is a need to study finance today. We live in a period of greater and faster change then ever before with little or no job security. One of your greatest assets is your education and Finance should be at the top of your list. Change your life by learning finance to make informed economic decisions and become a financial leader in managing your own personal and business investment decisions. Be better prepared to make informed career decisions based on an understanding of Business Finance. Expand your opportunities and become a financial leader with a broad level of potential careers in Finance: Financial Management, Banking and Loan Analysis, Insurance, Brokerage and Security Markets, Real Estate, Personal Investment and Personal Financial Management, and Financial Planning. Financial occupations will grow at about a 13-20% average over the next decade.

Mansfield University offers entry level courses in Personal Finance and Introductory courses in Finance for non-business majors with an interest in finance. Upper division courses in Managerial Finance, Corporate Finance, and International Finance are offered for business majors and non-majors interested in developing the depth and analytical problem solving skills necessary for higher paying jobs.

Mansfield University recognizes the importance’s of the small business in the U.S. economy. Finance courses offered develop a variety of financial skills necessary to prepare individuals for management of a small business.

Finance has three main career paths: Financial management, Investment, and Financial Markets and Institutions. Position exits for financial analysis in the management of small firms or entry level accounting and financial analysis in larger firms and government agency. Financial analysis and planning salaries range from the low $40,000 to high $100,000 plus with the median of $60,000. Stock brokers and investment advisors, also, bank loan administrators as-well as Personal Financial Advisors will see excellent growth over the next decade. Financial Institutions need individual with back grounds in finance for tax planning, public policy issues on interest rates and the flow of funds in the economy.

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Mary Jane Dugan, Dept. Chair
Arelene Brown, Secretary