Texas A&M Law Master of Legal Studies | Wealth Management
Our MLS in Wealth Management gives you the knowledge and skills you need to advise wealthy clients and help manage their assets. It’s designed for financial advisors, business analysts, chief financial officers, managing directors of wealth management, directors of financial planning, and other wealth management professionals. You’ll develop the expertise that you need to navigate a range of wealth management complexities.
Time to Complete: Est. 1-2 years (30 Credit hours)
Modality: Online
Three Starts Per Year: Fall, Spring, Summer
Tuition: $33,825
“I deal with sophisticated [high net worth] clients all over the nation. The credentials obtained from such a highly respected School of Law are an immediate ice-breaker and provide immediate respect when initially speaking with potential clients and among professional colleagues.”
- Laura L. Kirby ’20
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Texas A&M University School of Law ranks #29 among national law schools.
Many of the faculty who teach in the Wealth Management program are full-time faculty at the law school and business school — giving you access to nationally recognized experts. The adjunct faculty who teach our specialized courses are industry leaders eager to share a lifetime of learning with a practical focus.
We interweave law and finance throughout the curriculum to give you the expertise that you’ll need to advise clients on complex wealth management issues. We’ve customized the coursework to fit the needs of non-lawyers who need to navigate complex legal rules but don’t want to spend three years in law school.
The Strength of the Aggie Network
Obtaining a degree from Texas A&M University — a Tier 1 research institution and one of the largest universities in the U.S. — will give you a marketable credential recognized around the world. The Aggie network spans the globe, with nearly 600,000 former students in over 160 countries.
Who can benefit from an MLS in Wealth Management?
The field of wealth management typically involves the coordination of multiple experts in fields that range from accounting to law. This collaboration, along with their own highly specialized credentials, allows wealth managers to oversee all aspects of estate tax administration and other complex financial matters. In order to manage the finances of high-net-worth individuals, extensive wealth management education is critical. To excel in this profession, most wealth managers complete a graduate-level program, and earning an MLS from Texas A&M gives you the advanced skills and resources to handle the complex functions that go hand in hand with managing large sums of money for wealthy families and individuals. Our MLS degree candidates have a variety of backgrounds, including but not limited to:
Account relationship managers
Business analysts
CFOs
Directors of business development
Directors of financial planning
Financial advisors
Financial planners
Individual and institutional wealth managers
Investment counselors
Portfolio managers
Private bankers
Relationship managers
“As a financial planner, I feel I owe it to my current and future clients to be at the top of my career field. The program has been a perfect fit. I have been able to learn at a high level from some of the best minds in the industry. I was immediately able to implement content in Financial Innovation, Estate Planning, and Taxation for complex wealth management cases in my career.”
- Chad Kennedy ’22
Master of Legal Studies | Wealth Management Curriculum
We’ve customized the online MLS with an emphasis on wealth management for non-lawyers — giving you both up-to-date knowledge of the law, as well as the real-world skills you’ll need to tackle the challenges faced by today’s wealth managers.
The Master of Legal Studies in Wealth Management is a 30-credit-hour program. Candidates typically enroll in two courses per semester, which allows them to reach eligibility to graduate within two years. Candidates also have the flexibility as to how many courses to enroll in each semester, subject to university program rules.
All MLS students on the international tax track take these foundational courses.
Ethical Decision Making
Introduction to the U.S. Legal System
To complete your MLS in Wealth Management degree, you’ll take specialized courses focused on wealth management.
Advanced Wealth Management
Estate, Insurance, and Annuity
Fiduciary and Risk Management
Financial and Portfolio Management
Financial Innovations
Income Tax for Financial Planners
Introduction to Wealth Management
Nonprofit and Fiduciary Administration
Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits
Securities Regulation
Taxation of Business Entities
Additionally, you may take a combination of the following courses to supplement your wealth management education.
Contract Law and Strategies
Foundations of Business Law
Legal Analysis and Writing for Clients
Principles of Regulatory Law
Approved electives outside wealth management
Supported, Online Learning
We offer the convenience and flexibility of asynchronous online learning without sacrificing the caliber of education that you expect from a top-tier law school. Using Canvas, online learners experience an intuitive, user-friendly design, and our highly engaged faculty use tools that promote instructor-to-student and student-to-student interaction — all from the comfort of your own home or study environment. And because we know that many of our students are working professionals, we have support staff available on nights and weekends.
We’re excited to receive your application! It’s easy to apply — there is no entrance exam, and we offer application fee waivers. We encourage you to start the path to earning your MLS in Wealth Management today.
A: The field of wealth management typically involves the coordination of multiple experts in fields that range from accounting to law. This collaboration, along with their own highly specialized credentials, allows wealth managers to oversee all aspects of estate tax administration and other complex financial matters. In order to manage the finances of high-net-worth individuals, extensive wealth management education is critical. To excel in this profession, most wealth managers complete a graduate-level program. Earning an MLS from Texas A&M gives you the advanced skills and resources to handle the complex functions that go hand in hand with managing large sums of money for organizations, wealthy families, or individuals.
A: Going far beyond mere financial advising, the field of wealth management typically involves the coordination of multiple experts in fields that range from accounting to law. This collaboration, along with their own highly specialized credentials, allows wealth managers to oversee all aspects of estate tax administration and other complex financial matters. Although not all wealth managers work with extremely wealthy clients, they generally gear their services toward high-net-worth individuals.
A: There is no single path to becoming a wealth manager, but extensive wealth management education is an absolute must. Almost all wealth managers hold at least an undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or another relevant field. To truly excel in the profession, most aspiring wealth managers also complete a wealth management program at the graduate level.
A: At Texas A&M School of Law, we believe that the best online wealth management program is the one that works for you. For this reason, we offer LLM and MLS programs that both lawyers and nonlawyers alike can complete on their own schedule.
A: In short, your earning potential as a wealth manager is excellent. Because the account minimums demanded by most wealth managers are quite high, their advisor fees and profit percentages are extraordinarily attractive. Wealth managers also enjoy an exciting work environment that presents new challenges daily.
A: “Financial advisor” is an extremely broad term that refers to all manner of financial professionals. The term “wealth manager,” by contrast, applies only to financial advisors with the advanced skills and resources to handle the complex functions that go hand in hand with managing large sums of money for extremely wealthy families and individuals. In addition to their specific expertise in high-net-worth management, wealth managers tend to require higher investment minimums than those of a general financial advisor.
A: Because it is conducted entirely online, the MLS program at Texas A&M Law gives busy professionals access to a high-quality education on their own schedules. Furthermore, Texas A&M Law instructors are industry leaders who are ready to share a lifetime of learning with a practical focus. Not only is there access to industry-leading instructors, the Aggie network, which is more than 500,000 strong worldwide, provides a rich tradition of looking out for one another and career support.
