A Finance Degree to Help You Excel
Earn Your Finance Bachelor’s Degree
Take the next step to becoming a leader in today’s finance field with help from the Rasmussen College Finance Bachelor’s degree. In this flexible, fully online program, you will be able to build financial models, utilize theories and concepts to analyze and solve real-world problems and communicate your findings to diverse audiences. You’ll gain the relevant skills employers are seeking in the evolving digital economy and feel confident in finance positions such as financial analysts and finance managers.
This Finance Bachelor's degree is available with Flex Choice®, which allows you to combine traditional online coursework, self-directed assessments and competency-based education—the best of all worlds, so you can receive credit by demonstrating what you know and can do. Rasmussen College is a national leader in competency-based education, helping to advance this cutting-edge, faculty-led, project-based learning approach that prioritizes your learning over deadlines. CBE gives learners more control over their time, allowing you to move quickly through topics you already understand and slow down with more challenging material—a perfect fit for the busy adult learner! You’ll be able to have the flexibility you need in your life for college. Learn more about our Flex Choice offerings.
To see how this program can help you achieve your goals:
- Course plan customized for you
- Support and financial aid planning
- Career path guidance with no obligation
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Gain In-Field Finance Skills Employers Seek
Through career-focused curriculum and practical, hands-on opportunities, you can prepare for a successful career in finance across a wide range of industries. Our Finance Bachelor’s degree is designed to help you gain relevant finance skills employers seek, including:
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Financial Analysis and Consultation
Assess data to provide actionable recommendations that add value for stakeholders.
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Evaluate Business Well-Being
Develop budgets, forecasts and cash flow analysis to evaluate business well-being and productivity.
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Build Models with Excel®
Build fully scalable, production-ready models with Excel®.
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Clearly Communicate Financial Insights
Aptly communicate and illustrate financial insights to diverse audiences.
Hands-On Experience to Prepare for Your Career
As a Finance student at Rasmussen College, you will participate in either an internship or capstone course to complete your education and prepare you for in-demand industry credentials. Completing a Bachelor’s degree in Finance prepares you academically for the Level I Exam of the Chartered Financial Analyst® credential.
Our Grads Work Across Industries
Graduates from our School of Business programs are working for leading industries, including:*
- Accounting
- Finance and Banking
- Healthcare
- Insurance
- Local and State Government
- Property Management
- Retail and Hospitality
117 Years of Successful Graduates
At Rasmussen College, we’ve been dedicated to our mission of preparing students for career success since 1900.
*Industry information reported by Rasmussen College graduates. This list does not constitute an endorsement of Rasmussen College by the industries shown above. Listing does not guarantee or imply that future employment opportunities within these industries will be available.
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Program Entry Requirements
To be considered for admission, students must hold a conferred Associate’s degree from an accredited institution as recognized by the Department of Education, or students must have successfully completed 60 quarter or 40 semester credits of college-level coursework with a grade of C or higher. Students must also have completed the Rasmussen College Excel® course (or course equivalent), and both Principles of Financial Accounting for Managers, and Principles of Finance or Financial Markets and Institutions or course equivalents. You can also seamlessly transfer your Rasmussen College Accounting Associate’s or Business Management Associate’s degree credits into the Finance Bachelor’s degree program, in addition to successfully completing the Excel® course.
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How Much Could You Earn as a Finance Professional?
In-Demand Career Options for Your Future
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), earning a degree, regardless of the field of study, can improve income potential. Here is the average salary and projects job growth for finance professionals:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Employment Statistics, [salary data accessed September 13, 2017] www.bls.gov/oes/. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, [career information accessed October 30, 2017] www.bls.gov/ooh/. BLS salary data represents national, averaged earnings for the occupations listed and includes workers at all levels of education and experience. This data does not represent starting salaries. Employment conditions in your area may vary.
How Much Will it Cost?
See how affordable your degree of choice is:
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At Rasmussen College, we believe higher education should be a successful investment. That’s why we offer affordable options that make earning your degree attainable. See how you can save:
- Flex Choice® learning option
- Loans and Grants
- Scholarship Opportunities
- Corporate and Military Discounts
- Seamless transfer policies
Important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program:
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Program Page Methodology and Disclosures
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Time to Complete
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Completion time is dependent on transfer credits accepted and the number of courses completed each term.
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Industry Certification Exams
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Rasmussen College will reimburse the application fee for each first attempt of all of the industry certification exams for which you qualify to take. Should you need to take an exam more than once to receive a passing score, you will be responsible for all subsequent exam application fees.
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Finance Entrance Requirements
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To be considered for admission, students must hold a conferred Associate’s degree from an accredited institution as recognized by the Department of Education, or students must have successfully completed 60 quarter or 40 semester credits of college-level coursework with a grade of C or higher. Students must also have completed the Rasmussen College Excel® course (or course equivalent), and both Principles of Financial Accounting for Managers, and Principles of Finance or Financial Markets and Institutions or course equivalents. You can also seamlessly transfer your Rasmussen College Accounting Associate’s or Business Management Associate’s degree credits into the Finance Bachelor’s degree program, in addition to successfully completing the Excel® course.