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Finance
Listed by colleges as Finance and Financial Management Services
Prepares you to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Covers principles of accounting, financial instruments, capital planning, funds acquisition, asset and debt management, budgeting, financial analysis, and investments and portfolio management.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 9 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Finance, General
- Prepares you to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Covers principles of accounting, financial instruments, capital planning, funds acquisition, asset and debt management, budgeting, financial analysis, and investments and portfolio management.
- Banking and Financial Support Services
- Prepares you to perform a wide variety of customer services in banks, insurance agencies, savings and loan companies, and related enterprises. Covers communications and public relations skills, business equipment operation, and technical skills applicable to the methods and operations of specific financial or insurance services.
- Financial Planning and Services
- Prepares you to plan and manage the financial interests and growth of individuals and institutions. Covers portfolio management, investment management, estate planning, insurance, tax planning, strategic investing and planning, financial consulting services, and client relations.
- International Finance
- Prepares you to manage international financial operations and related currency transactions. Covers international banking, international monetary and financial policy, money and capital markets, foreign exchange, risk analysis, and international cash flow operations.
- Investments and Securities
- Prepares you to manage assets placed in capital markets, and related technical operations. Covers security analysis, debt and equity analysis, investment strategies, securities markets, computer-assisted research, portfolio management, portfolio performance analysis, and applications to specific investment problems and business situations.
- Public Finance
- Prepares you to manage the financial assets and budgets of public sector organizations. Covers public trusts and investments; the laws and procedures used to plan, prepare and administer public agency budgets; and the preparation and analysis of public budget projections and policies.
- Credit Management
- Prepares you to perform and/or manage operations concerning personal and corporate credit, collateral, loan processing, and related financial agency communications. Covers general finance and banking principles, insurance, real estate, taxation, business law and regulations, quantitative methods, financial computer systems applications, database management, communications skills, business and office management, and professional standards and ethics.
- Financial Risk Management
- Focuses on the strategies used to define and manage acceptable financial risk for companies. Covers banking and bank regulations, derivative securities, interest rate and credit markets, financial engineering of systematic risk, and equity, bond, futures, and options markets.
- Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
- Financial management and services not listed above.
Also called Mortgage Broker
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
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College options
Where to study it
Ordered by how many degrees each college awards in this field. Sort by any numbered column.
| College | Degrees a year | Earnings, first year out | Admit rate | Average annual cost after aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY | 891 | $46,734 | 50% | $6,000 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus OH | 817 | $58,216 | 51% | $10,000 |
| Florida State University FL | 703 | $51,300 | 25% | $10,000 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia SC | 597 | $53,758 | 61% | $20,000 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA | 577 | $61,200 | 54% | $26,000 |
| Florida International University FL | 573 | $44,811 | 59% | $11,000 |
| The University of Alabama AL | 572 | $48,795 | 76% | $22,000 |
| University of Georgia GA | 545 | $56,462 | 37% | $13,000 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 521 | $61,474 | 43% | $8,000 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ | 468 | $60,547 | 65% | $18,000 |
| University of South Florida FL | 465 | $47,151 | 41% | $9,000 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ | 436 | $53,254 | 90% | $17,000 |
| The University of Texas at Austin TX | 434 | $69,505 | 29% | $17,000 |
| Miami University-Oxford OH | 423 | $61,275 | 82% | $24,000 |
| University of Maryland-College Park MD | 415 | $66,615 | 45% | $10,000 |
| University of Iowa IA | 391 | $52,516 | 85% | $20,000 |
| Boston College MA | 384 | $74,320 | 16% | $13,000 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC | 383 | $46,175 | 80% | $14,000 |
| University of Houston TX | 381 | $45,390 | 70% | $13,000 |
| University of Central Florida FL | 370 | $49,096 | 40% | $10,000 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA | 359 | $59,846 | 57% | $18,000 |
| University of Delaware DE | 356 | $59,257 | 65% | $13,000 |
| University of Arkansas AR | 355 | $51,743 | 72% | $16,000 |
| Michigan State University MI | 350 | $61,907 | 84% | $17,000 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA | 343 | $57,890 | 58% | $13,000 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN | 339 | $62,103 | 77% | $10,000 |
| University of Kentucky KY | 327 | $50,819 | 92% | $16,000 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH | 326 | $52,015 | 88% | $22,000 |
| Southern Methodist University TX | 326 | $66,678 | 61% | $24,000 |
| Auburn University AL | 323 | $46,598 | 50% | $21,000 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL | 323 | $66,961 | 44% | $8,000 |
| Texas A & M University-College Station TX | 308 | $61,878 | 63% | $17,000 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA | 304 | $59,174 | 43% | $8,000 |
| University of Illinois Chicago IL | 302 | $46,076 | 79% | $11,000 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana LA | 288 | $64,364 | 15% | $20,000 |
| Texas Tech University TX | 288 | $52,649 | 71% | $17,000 |
| Clemson University SC | 280 | $52,256 | 38% | $19,000 |
| University of Notre Dame IN | 271 | $84,618 | 12% | $11,000 |
| University of Connecticut CT | 267 | $63,392 | 54% | $21,000 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas TX | 267 | $49,978 | 65% | $14,000 |