A Finance degree prepares graduates to pursue their professional interests in numerous areas such as:
- Corporate Finance: managing the budget analysis; cash flow and capital funding needs of a single business entity; management consulting; international finance and trade.
- Banking and Credit Markets: commercial bank and credit union management; commercial lending; personal lending and credit services; commercial and residential mortgage lending; leasing companies.
- Financial Planning: personal cash flow management and budgeting; behavioral finance; household debt management; tax planning; client building growth and development; retirement planning; college savings; investments; wealth and asset management; employee benefits; and estate planning
- Insurance and Risk Management: underwriting; claims adjusting; governmental relations; risk analysis and consulting; broker/agent.
- Investments and Capital Markets: investment management; portfolio management; trust management; wealth management; private equity investing; mergers and acquisitions; and securities underwriting.
- Public Sector: government financial management; budget management; revenue and debt management; regulatory examiner/auditor; non-profit financial management for educational, healthcare and charitable entities.
- Real Estate: real estate development; property management; mortgage lending; appraisal and valuation; broker/agent; real estate investment trust management.