PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

R1 - Top Tier
Research Institution
(Carnegie Classification of
Institutions of Higher Education)

Master of Science Average Completion Time

in Finance
1 Year (Full-Time)
2 Years (Part-Time)

25-35 Average
Class Size
STEM DESIGNATED
MASTER’S PROGRAM
Evening Classes
Monday – Thursday
Take your finance career to a BOLD new level with a master’s in finance
from UTSA. As part of the CFA Institute’s University Affiliation Program, over
70% of the CFA® Program Candidate Body of Knowledge™ (CBOK) has been
integrated into your course content. Our rigorous and flexible curriculum is taught Competitive Tuition
by accomplished faculty members, many with experience and connections at and Fees
leading financial institutions. Students with non-business undergraduate degrees
are eligible for the program but may be required to take additional courses.

M.S. FINANCE
STUDENT PROFILE

34% 66%

High 27 Average Age

Demand Average Years of

Careers 2.4 Work Experience

Underrepresented
49% Populations

Prior Undergraduate Degrees

• Business
• Engineering
• Liberal Arts
• Sciences
• and more
https://future.utsa.edu/programs/master/finance/
Calendar and
CurriculumRSVP
Attend Info Session
• Review admission requirements
• Ask program questions
• Go over application process Application Process
Complete the online application:
https://future.utsa.edu/apply/
• Current resume
• Letters of recommendation
Apply for Financial Aid • Statement of academic and personal goals (1-2 pages)
Contact the One Stop Enrollment • Transcripts
Center for more information: • English language proficiency (if applicable)
https://onestop.utsa.edu/contact • Foreign credential evaluation (if applicable)

Orientation and Registration

• Speak with your graduate advisor
• Look for orientation information
RECOMMENDED PROGRAM SEQUENCE • Register for courses through your
Your program advisor can structure a full-time or a part-time myUTSA Account (https://my.utsa.edu/)
program sequence with electives in Financial Management,
Financial Analytics and Commercial Banking and Investments. Students may choose to focus their
FALL YEAR 1 FALL YEAR 2 electives in one of the following
(6 credit hours) (6 credit hours) available tracks:
• MBA 5133 - • FIN 6313 - • Financial Management
Financial Accounting Modeling of Financial • Financial Analytics
• MBA 5413 - Management Decision Making • Commercial Banking and Investments
Science with Data Analytics • FInance Elective

SPRING YEAR 1 SPRING YEAR 2

(6 credit hours) (6 credit hours)
• FIN 5023 - • Two Finance Electives
Financial Management
• FIN 5633 - Investment Theory SUMMER YEAR 2
(6 credit hours)
SUMMER YEAR 1 • Two Finance Electives
(3 credit hours) • Comprehensive Exam
• Finance Elective

GRADUATION

Financial Studies Center

Our 1,800-square-foot center features a 26-seat trading lab and
is also equipped with Bloomberg terminals to provide you with a
real-time, real-world learning environment.
Take advantage of the resources in our center to develop
your technical expertise in trading, portfolio and financial
management activities.
Customized Graduate
Student Success
The Master of Science in Finance program at UTSA provides Experiential Learning Opportunities
customized academic and professional development to help you
thrive both inside and out of the classroom and launch the next We offer high-impact professional development and
step in your career. engagement opportunities based on career readiness
competencies identified by the National Association of
Student Success Center Colleges and Employers (NACE).
As part of UTSA’s Academic Success District, the Alvarez Student Professional Development
Success Center offers tutoring, professional development Obtain the skills necessary to secure internships or
workshops, experiential learning programs, leadership programs full-time employment and excel in your professional career
and career services for graduate business students. through self-development resources and workshops.
• Job search tips and tools
Each semester you will be invited to attend industry panels, • Leadership skills and development
guest speaking events, conference-style sessions and career • Professional branding
preparation workshops. Attend these events and workshops for • Resume development and customization
valuable insight into your skill development, career prospects • Interviewing
and networking. • Offer negotiation
• On-demand virtual resources (JobScan and VMock)
Engagement Opportunities
The program provided Business-oriented activities outside the classroom are
me with a variety of another great opportunity to develop skills and abilities
transferable skills that help frequently sought by employers.
me excel in my current role • Critical Thinking and Research: Engage in our
such as financial research, research-focused learning pathway or participate
analysis, modeling, in projects that focus on applying research in a
budgeting, corporate business context.
valuation, asset valuation, • Globalization: Expand your global mindset by
trend analysis and financial participating in an immersion or study abroad program.
decision-making.” • Leadership and Teamwork: Gain valuable leadership
- Manuel Castro, and teamwork experience by participating in a student
M.S. Finance ’21 organization, attending a business leadership conference
or signing up for a case competition team. You are sure
to walk away with great examples that you can use for
future interview questions!

Building Employer Connections

Whether you are looking to Employers Who Recruit Our Graduates
expand your network or find • Acelity • Frost Bank • PwC
a new position, exclusive • BDO USA LLP • General Motors • Rackspace
networking events and • BP Capital • Goldman Sachs • Texas Capital Bank
information sessions provide • Citibank • Harland Clarke • USAA
the opportunity to make • Dell Technologies • H-E-B • US Global Investors
connections with local and • Deloitte • J.P. Morgan • Valero Energy Corporation
national corporate partners. • Ernst and Young • Oracle • and more
Apply About UTSA

Now The University of Texas at San

Antonio is a Tier One research
university and a Hispanic Serving
UTSA provides a streamlined application process, and our admissions Institution specializing in cyber,
counselors are ready to provide you with a range of services and materials. health, fundamental futures and
Application Process social-economic transformation.
1. Start an application (https://future.utsa.edu/apply/) With more than 34,000 students,
2. Submit all required documents: it is the largest university in the
• Current resume San Antonio metropolitan region.
• Letters of recommendation UTSA advances knowledge
• Statement of academic and personal goals (1-2 pages) through research and discovery,
• Transcripts teaching and learning, community
• English language proficiency (if applicable) engagement and public service.
• Foreign credential evaluation (if applicable) The university embraces
3. Pay application fee multicultural traditions and serves
4. Submit application as a center for intellectual and
creative resources as well as
Additional Admission Requirements a catalyst for socioeconomic
Unofficial transcripts must be submitted with application materials. If your development and the
application is successful, official transcripts are required from all colleges commercialization of intellectual
and universities attended by the end of your first semester. Transcripts must property—for Texas, the nation
be received in a completely sealed envelope, or emailed directly from the and the world.
issuing institution to be considered official.
Keep Running with Us
The Keep Running with Us program is a streamlined, invite-only admissions
process to retain talented UTSA undergraduate students and recent alumni
interested in pursuing their graduate education. Students are nominated by
faculty based on academic performance. UTSA CAMPUS TOURS
Selected candidates are fast-tracked through the graduate admissions are available through the
Welcome Center. Schedule a
process by waiving supplemental documentation including statement of tour today by contacting us
purpose, letters of recommendation and resume/CV. at 210-458-5145.

Dates and Deadlines

Fall Term
• International: June 1
• Domestic: August 1
Spring Term
• International: November 1
• Domestic: December 1

Contact Us
210-458-7301
graduate.business@utsa.edu
The UTSA Carlos Alvarez College of Business is
accredited by AACSB International, the Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, placing us in
https://future.utsa.edu/programs/master/finance/ the top 5% of business schools worldwide.