The Finance and Banking (BSBA) degree at Appalachian State University prepares you for a broad range of careers in the financial services industry, including banking and financial markets, corporate finance, investments and financial planning. You will gain a strong theoretical foundation as well as practical application through an array of coursework and exposure to computer models, computer simulation exercises and interaction with business professionals to analyze financial performance in a variety of business enterprises.

Faculty members are leaders in their respective fields, developing knowledge and insight through research that is shared not only at Appalachian but nationally in the financial industry. The majority of tenure-track faculty members serve as either associate or full professor, lending the department and its students stability and valuable experience.