Program Description

Lerner College recognizes that financial management is key to both asset management and asset creation in every industry. The master of science in finance program covers both quantitative and qualitative aspects of financial decision making, including risk management, capital budgeting, investments, financing, and corporate governance. Emerge ready to meet a growing demand for principled financial experts capable of practical, hands-on business problem solving. The Lerner M.S. in finance curriculum is based on the financial theory and empirical methods employed by professionals practicing corporate finance, financial security valuation, financial modeling, portfolio management, financial services management, financial risk management and corporate governance. The program explores essential theories and cases of best practice across:

• Financial forecasting
• Time value of money techniques
• Operating and financial risk
• Costs of capital
• Methods of valuation

Admission Requirements

• A four-year U.S. bachelor’s degree in any academic field from an accredited college or university with a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required.
• Submit your official results of the Graduate Records Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). The University of Delaware’s institutional code is 5811. If you have not yet taken the GRE or GMAT, please indicate the scheduled date of your exam on your application. Be sure to submit your exam scores as soon as possible to avoid delays with application processing and the admission decision.
  • The minimum required GRE combined score is 300 on the verbal and quantitative portions.
    The minimum required GMAT score is in the 55th percentile.
  • GRE and GMAT scores around the 70th percentile are considered competitive.
• An interview in person or via SKYPE may be requested.

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5

Remarks:

• Total 30 Credits program per credit $979.
• Yearly tuition fee is given
• I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $28919.