Why earn a graduate certificate in financial management?

Professionals with strong financial skills enable smarter decisions for their organizations. This certificate builds both foundational and advanced expertise—from capital budgeting and valuation to financial modeling, equity analysis, and international finance. You’ll sharpen your quantitative and strategic thinking, preparing you to manage assets effectively and make decisions that move capital and create value.

Why get your graduate certificate in financial management at UNH?

Our flexible online program is taught by UNH Paul College faculty who bring direct experience in corporate finance and investment management, ensuring you learn current tools and techniques used by today’s finance professionals. You’ll put your learning to work immediately, building expertise in modeling, analysis, valuation, and strategic finance. Whether you’re aiming for senior management roles in banking, corporate finance, investment analysis, risk management, real estate, or private equity, this certificate will help you stand out. Plan on earning an MBA? Your credits apply to UNH’s online‑hybrid program.

Curriculum & Requirements

Program Description

The Financial Management Certificate equips current and aspiring professionals with the foundational and advanced knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage financial assets and make informed financial decisions for themselves and their organizations. Learners in this Certificate program will be required to study basic financial concepts such as capital budgeting and asset valuation, as well as be given opportunities to further learn functional areas and related advanced topics such as international financial management, financial modeling, and equity analysis, etc. This Certificate offers trainings of a mix of quantitative analysis, strategic thinking, and creativity. Career opportunities are abundant in virtually all fields of finance, including commercial and investment banking, corporate finance, portfolio management, risk management, real estate, and private equity, etc.

Requirements for the Program

The certificate requires completion of four graduate-level courses (12 credits total).

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
ADMN 919	Accounting/Financial Reporting, Budgeting, and Analysis	3
ADMN 930	Financial Management/Raising and Investing Money	3
Elective Courses
Select two courses from the following: ¹		6
ADMN 829	Corporate Financial Strategy
ADMN 830	Investments
ADMN 835	Financial Institutions
ADMN 838	Equity Analysis and Firm Valuation
ADMN 839	Applied Financial Modeling and Analytics
ADMN 846	International Financial Management
Total Credits		12

¹: Students that have already completed the two required courses through another certificate will select four electives instead of two.

Student Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Core knowledge

Learners demonstrate knowledge of core content areas of finance

Quantitative Analysis

Learners demonstrate the ability to apply quantitative models, statistical measures, and financial statement variables in comprehensive analyses

Critical thinking and communication

Learners demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate business conditions and decisions, solve complex problems, articulate advanced issues in finance, and apply them in a business context

Ethical considerations in finance context

Learners demonstrate an understanding of the ethical dimensions of decision making in a global business environment

Application Requirements & Deadlines

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Deadlines

Applications must be completed by the following deadlines in order to be reviewed for admission:

Fall: August 1
Spring: December 20
Summer: N/A
Special: N/A

Application fee: $25

Campus: Online

New England Regional: No

Accelerated Masters Eligible: No

New Hampshire Residents

Students claiming in-state residency must also submit a Proof of Residence Form. This form is not required to complete your application, but you will need to submit it after you are offered admission, or you will not be able to register for classes.

Transcripts

If you attended UNH or Granite State College (GSC) after September 1, 1991, and have indicated so on your online application, we will retrieve your transcript internally; this includes UNH-Durham, UNH-Manchester, UNH Non-Degree work and GSC.

If you did not attend UNH, or attended prior to September 1, 1991, then you must upload a copy (PDF) of your transcript in the application form. International transcripts must be translated into English.

If admitted, you must then request an official transcript be sent directly to our office from the Registrar's Office of each college/university attended. We accept transcripts both electronically and in hard copy:

Electronic Transcripts: Please have your institution send the transcript directly to grad.school@unh.edu. Please note that we can only accept copies sent directly from the institution.
Paper Transcripts: Please send hard copies of transcripts to: UNH Graduate School, Thompson Hall- 105 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824. You may request transcripts be sent to us directly from the institution or you may send them yourself as long as they remain sealed in the original university envelope.

Transcripts from all previous post-secondary institutions must be submitted and applicants must disclose any previous academic or disciplinary sanctions that resulted in their temporary or permanent separation from a previous post-secondary institution. If it is found that previous academic or disciplinary separations were not disclosed, applicants may face denial and admitted students may face dismissal from their academic program.

Resume

A current resume is required with your submitted application.

Important Notes

All applicants are encouraged to contact programs directly to discuss program-specific application questions.

International Applicants

Prospective international students are required to submit TOEFL, IELTS, or equivalent examination scores. English Language Exams may be waived if English is your first language. If you wish to request a waiver, then please visit our Test Scores webpage for more information.