Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Finance Dollars and Sense: Navigate Financial Success
45
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
Next Start Dates: January 19, 2026 | February 16, 2026 | March 23, 2026
Financial professionals are in high demand at companies and organizations around the world. If you want to earn an advanced degree that can help you prepare to pursue higher-level roles in finance and accounting, then conferring Liberty’s online Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance may be right for you. This degree can build on your skills in business, risk management, financial planning, and financial analysis so that you can help your company grow and thrive.
Earning a master’s in finance can help you change careers or advance to a managerial or executive role in your current field. Our MBA in finance online degree program can help enrich your financial and business skills. This can help you prepare to take the next step in your career and increase your professional experience. With an MBA in Finance from Liberty University, you can gain an in-depth understanding of the business world and help your organization achieve its financial goals.
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Our master’s in finance program online can help you train to pursue a future as a business or financial professional. If you want to develop advanced skills that can be applied across a variety of careers, Liberty’s accredited online MBA in finance can be a strong option. This degree is designed to be flexible, affordable, and high-quality – allowing you to pursue your educational goals in a way that fits your life.
Because the program is offered 100% online, you can complete your coursework without relocating. You’ll have the freedom to complete your finance classes when and where it works best for you, even from the comfort of home. This flexibility makes it easier to balance your studies with your professional and personal commitments.
As you move through the program, you can learn from faculty who bring years of real-world business experience to the classroom. Their guidance can help you build marketable skills and understand the demands of the competitive finance industry. Our faculty are also committed to supporting your academic growth and spiritual development, helping you consider how to serve the Lord through your work in business and finance.
The curriculum is designed to help you prepare for a range of goals – whether you want to enter the workforce, advance in your current role, or pursue doctoral studies in the future. Through practical, real-world finance projects, you can gain experience that applies directly to professional settings. You’ll also explore how to integrate biblical principles and ethical standards into your decision-making so you can lead with integrity and excellence in the business world.
We’re committed to Training Champions for Christ – which is why our finance courses are based on cutting-edge research and taught from a biblical perspective. With our rigorous curriculum in the finance online MBA, you can prepare to pursue leadership positions in your field.
Core business courses aim to help equip you with relevant tools that can be applied widely across different business fields. The MBA online finance program covers essential business topics, including strategic marketing, business law, global economics, human resource management, international business, and operations management. By developing a strong foundation of business education, you can prepare to serve in a variety of managerial finance roles after business school.
Take an in-depth look at the financial side of running a business. Through the finance MBA program online, you can develop skills that are often highly sought after in MBA graduates by employers in the business world. For example, you can learn how to analyze financial statements and prepare fiscal reports, as well as how to persuade others with both speech and writing. You can also explore investments, financial markets, corporate finance, mergers, acquisitions, business valuation, and more.
Complete real-world projects that provide practical experience. Our MBA in finance online program focuses not just on financial theory but also on measurable skills that finance working professionals need for their technical, hands-on jobs. In this online MBA program, you can learn how to make sound financial decisions, create fiscal plans for your company’s future, and manage the growth of financial resources. By taking a course on biblical financial planning, you can be equipped to integrate ethical principles with industry best practices.
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At Liberty University, a private Christian education is less expensive than you think. Over the last 10 years, Liberty University’s Online Program has only raised its standard tuition costs by less than 5% – and most of our online tuition rates rank in the top 35% for affordability for 2025 when compared to our leading online competitors.
| Graduate Full Time | $580/Credit |
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| Graduate Part Time | $645/Credit |
| Military Graduate | $290/Credit |
These rates are reflective of academic year 2025-2026. Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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Upon acceptance, the graduate transfer department will evaluate students for 27 hours of business credit in the following subject areas: accounting, business ethics, business finance, business integration and strategic management, business leadership, global dimensions of business, information management systems, legal environment of business, macroeconomics, human resource management, operations/production management, organizational behavior, marketing, microeconomics, or quantitative research techniques/statistics. Those who are missing some or all of these subject areas may be required to take BMAL 590.
Students who are missing some or all admission requirements may be placed into the Graduate Certificate in Management and Leadership as a bridge.* Upon successful completion of this certificate with at least a 3.0 GPA, these students can be reevaluated for the MBA program.
*In order to be eligible for the bridge, admission requirements for the graduate certificate must still be met.
If you are sending in a preliminary transcript for acceptance, you must:
Please see the Online Undergraduate Enrollment in Graduate Courses Policy page for information about starting graduate courses while finishing your bachelor’s degree.
Unofficial transcripts combined with a Transcript Request Form can be used for admission. Official transcripts are required within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first, and will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
Before sending unofficial college transcripts, please make sure they include the following:
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
If the student uses unofficial transcripts with a Transcript Request Form to gain acceptance, all official transcripts must be received within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first. Failure to send all official transcripts within the 60-day period will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
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These rates are reflective of academic year 2025-2026. Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
Liberty University offers both a Master of Business Administration in Finance and a Master of Science in Finance. What is the difference and how do you choose between them? A Master of Business Administration offers a broader range of subjects pertaining to business that are covered in the curriculum. A Master of Science in Finance is more focused on courses directly related to finance.
One factor that can greatly impact your decision is your previous education. Our Master of Business Administration program requires you to have completed 15 credit hours of upper-level (300-400 level) undergraduate courses or to complete the bridge certificate to be admitted. Our Master of Finance program requires 3 specific undergraduate courses for admission.
Our online courses are only 8 weeks long with 8 different start dates offered each year and no set login times.
As an MBA student at Liberty, you can access a wealth of resources through our top-notch research portal.
Our finance program offers you the opportunity to network with business students and professionals from across the country.
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*Some restrictions may occur for this promotion to apply. This promotion also excludes active faculty and staff, military, non-degree-seeking, DGIA, Continuing Education, WSB, and certificate students.