Does something like this exist?

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<p>Are there (relatively good) U.S. Universities that offer 1-year, graduate (level) programs in business, preferably in Finance? </p>

<p>Does something like this exist, or do all graduate level programs of Universities in the U.S. take per definition at least 2 years? If such programs do not exist, is it then maybe that 1-year undergraduate level programs (or perhaps some kind of 'certificate programs') in Finance (or in business in general) do exist?</p>

<p>Please make my day and tell me these exist (don't lie though ;))</p>

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<p>You might look at the Fletcher School of International Affairs' (Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts) Global Master of Arts Program. It is one year long, and combines on-campus and off-campus study. It is not in business specifically but you can choose to focus on the business part of it, and take classes in Leadership & Management, International Finance, International Trade Economics & Investment, and International Business & Economic Law.</p>

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From their website:
The one-year Master of Arts (MA) program is limited to mid-career professionals from governments, international organizations, or private institutions who can take an educational sabbatical to pursue full-time graduate study.

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<p>Thanks for your suggestion, but this unfortunately isn't really an option for me. I am currently 21, have no 'professional' working experience yet, and it would concern the 2008-2009 academic year...</p>

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<p>Other schools which you should look at:</p>

<p>Princeton University - Master's of Science in Finance - Can be completed in one or two years depending on finance background.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2000/05/12/news/991.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2000/05/12/news/991.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>University of Utah - Master's of Science in Finance - Can be completed in one year with an undergrad business degree, longer without.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.business.utah.edu/display.php?pageId=2537%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.business.utah.edu/display.php?pageId=2537&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Master's of Science in Finance</p>

<p><a href="http://www.business.uiuc.edu/msf/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.business.uiuc.edu/msf/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Boston College - Master's of Science in Finance</p>

<p><a href="http://www.bc.edu/schools/csom/msf/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bc.edu/schools/csom/msf/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Villanova University - Master's of Science in Finance</p>

<p><a href="http://www.villanova.edu/business/graduate/finance/index.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.villanova.edu/business/graduate/finance/index.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>DePaul University - Master's of Science in Finance - Takes 1 to 1.5 years full-time depending on background.</p>

<p><a href="http://finance.depaul.edu/html/academics/mastersprogram.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://finance.depaul.edu/html/academics/mastersprogram.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>University of Alabama - Master's of Science in Finance</p>

<p><a href="http://www.cba.ua.edu/finance/grad/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cba.ua.edu/finance/grad/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I bet there are more.</p>