Finance Concentration

Finance shapes how money moves through markets, companies, and global economies. It drives how organizations evaluate risk, make investments, and plan for growth.

Kettering University’s Finance concentration gives you the tools to analyze financial systems, guide decision-making, and apply financial insight in real-world environments.

Why Study Finance at Kettering University

You want more than theory. You want to understand how financial decisions are made and how they impact real organizations.

At Kettering, you build that capability on a foundation in Business Management, in a setting built around application:

• At Kettering, you develop that capability in a setting built around application:
  AI-integrated coursework that equips you to apply intelligent tools in financial analysis, modeling, and decision-making within operational and technical environments
• A curriculum grounded in financial markets, investment strategy, and economic systems, built on your core business coursework, and applied to how organizations run
• Faculty expertise that connects finance to cost, performance, and decision-making across operations and management
• Opportunities to apply business and financial thinking through DECA competitions and student organizations, such as the Investment Club

You don’t just learn how markets work. You learn how decisions are made inside them. 

What You’ll Learn

The Finance concentration provides a structured pathway that lets you leverage existing Business and Economics courses, enabling you to focus your degree without extending the time to graduation.

A Differentiating Credential

Finance is not typically associated with engineering-intensive universities — but that is precisely what makes the Kettering BSM Finance Concentration stand out in the job market. Graduates enter the field with a profile most finance candidates from traditional business schools cannot match.

Built on a Quantitative Foundation

BSM students arrive at their finance electives having already completed quantitative modeling through Management Science and Business Analytics, systems analysis through Operations and Supply Chain Management, and data fluency through Statistics for Business. The Finance Concentration layers investment theory, market mechanics, and monetary policy reasoning on top of that foundation — producing graduates who can not only read a financial model but build, stress-test, and communicate one effectively.

Aligned with Employer Demand

Co-op employers in financial services, corporate treasury, fintech, and advanced manufacturing increasingly seek candidates who bridge technical depth and financial acumen. Kettering BSM graduates with the Finance Concentration are built precisely for that profile — and arrive at employer partners with professional experience already in hand through Kettering’s cooperative education model.

The Business Management program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).