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Why Choose a Financial Management Associate Degree?

Is watching the stock market’s ups and downs something you enjoy? Do you consider yourself to have a head for numbers, excelling at concepts like budgeting and expense management and terms such as return on investment? If so you may want to consider an Associate Degree in Financial Management from UC Online.

Benefits of an Associate Degree for a Financial Management Career

A great way to jumpstart a career in finance is to have an associate degree under your belt. This two-year diploma makes a positive impression, showing an employer you’re serious about working in finance. You can also score points with a hiring manager when your resume includes a bullet point saying you’re enrolled in an associate degree program.

A career in financial management requires business acumen, communication and critical thinking skills— and this degree arms you with the expertise you need to be successful.

Best Entry-level Financial Services Jobs

If you’re wondering what you might do working in finance, here are some of the entry-level roles employers are hoping to fill:

Investment banking analyst – Assist individuals and corporations with their needs related to funding, including the sale of investment securities.
Securities – Gather and interpret data about securities, companies, corporate strategies, economies or financial markets.
Collections specialist – Collect outstanding monies owed by customers and other businesses.
Personal banker – Help customers with banking and financial needs, such as opening checking and savings accounts.
Loan specialist – Interact with customers seeking loans and process their applications, working internally with loan officers.
Customer service professional – Take incoming calls, answer customer questions about financial accounts, such as their 401(k) retirement plan, and process transactions on their behalf.

With financial activities being part of every for-profit and non-profit business, it’s no wonder the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is bullish on the financial services sector. The BLS predicts that employment in business and financial operations occupations is projected to grow five percent between now and 2029. That’s faster than the average for all occupations — and this growth means more than 476,000 new financial services jobs should be added by the end of this decade.

Relevant, Real-world Course Curriculum

Students in UCO’s Financial Management Technology Associate program must complete a minimum of 60 credit hours to graduate. If you attend class full-time, you’ll finish in two years. If attending part-time works better for you, you have that option at UCO.

The program’s curriculum, which is accredited by the esteemed Higher Learning Commission, includes foundational courses, such as natural science and humanities electives, and finance-focused courses like these:

Stock Markets and Investments
Fundamentals of Business Finance
Financial Accounting
Fundamentals of Financial Planning
Personal Finance

Coursework for the financial management associate degree focuses on financial concepts while allowing students to enhance and master general skills such as communication and critical thinking, which are vital skills in any business operation.

What’s It Like to Study Financial Management Online?

In our Financial Management Associate program, you’ll interact with students of all ages and backgrounds. Some will have financial services experience, and others will not. We think you’ll enjoy this diverse aspect of our program — it’s what many students say is a top benefit of attending our university, hearing perspectives from a variety of vantage points.

Being one of our online students means you can log on 24/7 to Canvas, a secure environment where you complete your coursework and see your grades. Classes are asynchronous; you learn on your own schedule but within a specific timeframe to meet course deadlines.

While you study online at home or wherever you can best focus on schoolwork, you’re just one click away from your instructors and other students — many of whom live and work in the Cincinnati metro or Ohio, while other students live several states away or outside the U.S.

Take the Next Step Today

We hope you can tell by now that if you attend UCO, you’ll be in good hands. University of Cincinnati’s rich, proud heritage of education goes back 200 years — and it’s coupled with more than 20 years of experience in the online education space. TheBestSchools.org ranks us as #1 in Ohio and #16 nationally as an online college leader. Those are designations we’re proud of and we work each day to better them.

Here’s how you can learn more about what’s instore for you at UCO: