Finance Colleges

Detailed profiles of schools for Finance from the EdRef college search portal.

Finance programs emphasize the range of important decisions that are faced by businesses, individuals, and nonprofit organizations. Students gain an analytical and theoretical foundation in economics, accounting, and statistics. Most programs focus on financial theory and practice, with the idea of preparing the student to either enter the workforce or go on to pursue graduate studies. Graduates are adept at valuating real and financial assets, usually have knowledge in specific areas of finance, and know how to apply this knowledge to come to sound financial decisions.

Graduates of these programs secure jobs in the areas of investments, corporate finance, and financial institutions. They may work as securities analysts, investment bankers, loan officer, bank examiners, or internal auditors. They have solid understandings of basic finance, financial accounting, financial policy, investments, and corporate finance. They operate within markets such as the foreign exchange, interest rate markets, and the stock market.