Finance

The study of finance, sometimes called the "science of money management," is a distinct field of study similar to economics and accounting. Outgoing, inquisitive majors will learn the theory and practice of financial economics, corporate finance, fund management, asset allocation, and more. Whether managing finances in the public sector, or on a personal level, proper financial planning can have a significant impact on a global scale.

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Programs Offered

Finance
Bachelor of Science

  • Quick Facts

  • Level

    Undergraduate

  • Location

    La Sierra Campus

  • Duration

    69-72 Units

  • Accreditation

    WASC

  • Curriculum Sheet

Description:

The Zapara School of Business offers students an engaging experience in the study of finance. Our finance professors seek to develop leaders in the field who will create value and make a difference, ultimately enlarging human understanding of business and society. Our Business core curriculum is a focused study of workplace spirituality, social entrepreneurship, and ethics designed to foster intellectual development and expands students’ horizons. Students will be immersed in activities with the chance to develop appropriate habits and skills for not only the field of finance, but the world of business as a whole.

Choose the remaining 8 units from upper division Accounting & Finance classes.

Finance
Master of Business Administration

  • Quick Facts

  • Level

    Graduate

  • Location

    La Sierra Campus

  • Duration

    48 Units

  • Accreditation

    WASC

  • Curriculum Sheet - Coming Soon!

Description:

The MBA program is designed to educate leaders who will simultaneously create value and make a difference. La Sierra trains students motivated by a commitment to integrity, compassion, and social justice who will use their skills in nongovernmental organizations, corporations, government agencies, church institutions, or community organizations as social entrepreneurs: people who expand economic opportunity and grow wealth in underdeveloped communities by promoting the creation of innovative enterprises that in turn make tangible, positive social change happen. While the School equips students with business skills they can use in any morally appropriate business environment, it concentrates its educational efforts on training them to be social entrepreneurs.

ACCT541 Intermediate Accounting I 4
ACCT542 Intermediate Accounting II 4

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Career Outlook

 


8% Job Market Growth

$99,010 Median Salary

Very Diverse

 

The median annual wage for financial and investment analysts was $99,010 in May 2023. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $60,830, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $175,840.

In May 2023, the median annual wages for financial and investment analysts in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

  • Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities $115,480
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services $98,840
  • Management of companies and enterprises $97,710
  • Credit intermediation and related activities $97,240
  • Insurance carriers and related activities $89,150

Program Stats

Our Alumni Work in these Occupations

  • Accountants and Auditors
    17
  • C-Suite Executives
    13
  • Financial Managers
    10
  • General and Operations Managers
    8
  • Financial Analysis and Investment Specialists
    6
  • Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
    5
  • Management Consultants and Business Analysts
    4

Our Alumni Work Here

  • Adventist Health
    6
  • Loma Linda University
    5
  • Pasadena Cyto Pathology Laboratory Inc
    3
  • Kaiser Permanente
    3
  • Smartvision LLC
    2
  • AdventHealth
    2
  • Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
    1

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Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate understanding of key issues and the acquisition of key skills related to:

    • accounting
    • business ethics
    • finance
    • management
    • marketing
    • quantitative business tools
    • the economic environment of business
    • the international environment of business
    • the legal environment of business
    • the social environment of business

  2. Integrate understandings of and skills related to functional business areas and relevant environmental contexts in the course of strategic business decision making.

Partial information in this page was retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Financial Analysts, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/financial-analysts.htm (visited April 17, 2024).