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Get certified in Financial Analytics
At CSU Global, we offer an undergraduate certificate in Financial Analytics that gives you the skills to understand numbers, trends, and data in finance without needing a four-year degree. We start with the basics, teaching you how to make sense of financial data, predict market trends, and make intelligent decisions.
Our Financial Analytics certificate program is designed to provide you with practical skills that finance professionals use daily. You'll learn to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and work on real projects, such as analyzing financial statements and forecasting market behaviors. This hands-on approach will teach you how to use data to tell a story, make predictions with machine learning, and gain insights into the future of finance.
Earning our Financial Analytics certificate opens the door to roles in banking, investment, and business management. Whether you're interested in becoming a number cruncher, an investment advisor, or a financial strategist, this program is your first step toward a career that can make a significant impact.
Program Details
Program Overview
The 100% online undergraduate Financial Analytics certificate at CSU Global teaches key concepts like data analysis and machine learning, aimed at enhancing the strategic financial management skills of professionals in banking, finance, accounting, and business. It covers financial modeling, decision support, and market practices for excellence in financial strategy.
Courses included in this 18-credit program:
- MIS380 Data Visualization I
- FIN310 Financial Analytics and Modeling
- FIN400 Analyzing Financial Statements
- FIN440 Financial Strategy and Forecasting
- MIS400 Statistics for Decision Making
- MIS405 Data Exploration and Literacy
View the CSU Global Course Catalog
What skills will I gain with an undergraduate certificate in Financial Analytics?
This undergraduate certificate program develops a student's skills to prepare them for the complexities of the financial world. Upon certificate completion, students will have skills to:
- Analyze Probabilistic Reasoning and Outcomes: This course will help you evaluate scenarios and their potential impacts, equipping you to make informed decisions amid uncertainty.
- Analyze Data Quality and Management: This course will empower you to critically assess data from collection to storage and retrieval, ensuring accuracy and reliability in your analysis.
- Analyze Data through Visualization: Acquire the ability to masterfully use visual tools to interpret and communicate financial data insights, thereby simplifying complex information.
- Analyze with Analytical and Data Mining Techniques: Utilize statistical methods and data mining to identify financial data patterns, trends, and relationships.
- Analyze and Implement Forecasting Tools: Employ the latest visualization and forecasting technologies to predict future trends and solve real-world financial challenges.
What can you do with an undergraduate certificate in Financial Analytics?
This certificate is a stackable credential, so If students choose to pursue a CSU Global bachelor’s degree, the credits earned from this certificate can count toward degree requirements. Upon completing the undergraduate certificate in financial analytics, students often pursue employment or advancement in the following positions:
- Data Scientist | 2023 Median Pay: $103,500
- Financial Analyst | 2023 Median Pay: $95,080
- Finance Manager | 2023 Median Pay: $139,790
- Risk Manager | 2023 Median Pay: $102,120
Salary information is based on Lightcast data from O*NET Online by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. 12/2023
Affordable Tuition
As a not-for-profit public university, our goal at CSU Global is to make your online tuition cost as affordable as possible. We offer low-cost online degree tuition rates without taking anything away from the quality of the education you receive. We also lock in that low tuition rate with our tuition guarantee, and we provide additional discounted tuition rates for members of the armed forces and employees of our corporate affiliate partners.
Learn more about CSU Global tuition rates, and explore financial aid options available that can help cover the cost of your education.
Why You Should Earn Your Online Undergraduate Certificate
In today’s evolving and unpredictable economy, stackable credentials are an important tool you can utilize immediately, while also building credits toward a full degree. With an undergraduate certificate from CSU Global, you prove proficiency in a specific subject with your stand-alone, transcribable, nationally recognized credentials. Get promoted, switch industries, or work toward a full degree. And with our Tuition Guarantee, your affordable tuition rate won’t increase over time. Now is the time to get the career respect you deserve by increasing your market competitiveness.
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Institutional Accreditation
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