The Top 5 Colleges for Finance Majors

1) University of Pennsylvania
                                                           

Penn is one of the best schools in the country and has been ranked as the #1 college by U.S. News & World Report. It offers an Ivy League education with small class sizes, prestigious professors, and a world-class research university. They also offer over 190 fields of study which include finance majors like finance, international business/trade/commerce, accounting, and more!  Penn’s Tuck School of Business produces some of the best graduates on Wall Street. It has been ranked in various publications including Bloomberg Businessweek, The Economist, Financial Times, and U.S. News & World Report. 

University of Pennsylvania Admissions - Top Tier AdmissionsTuck’s full-time MBA program includes classes that prepare students for careers on Wall Street or other financial institutions around the globe. Students gain experience through internships at major companies such as Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley during their summer break before graduation from Tuck to get real life experience to make them better candidates when applying to jobs post-graduation from this prestigious school!

 

2) New York University
                                                     

 

NYU is a leading institution with a strong financial focus, as evidenced by its notable graduates and rankings. In the U.S. News & World Report's 2016 Best National Universities Rankings, NYU ranked third in the nation, behind only Princeton and Harvard. Manhattan – The City University of New YorkThe school offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in finance, including a Bachelors of Science (BS) in Economics with Financial Engineering and Management; an MBA with specializations in finance, accounting or marketing; an MS in Accounting; or an MA in Business Administration with concentrations available in finance, international business or entrepreneurship. While NYU is located within New York City limits, there are many opportunities available to study abroad as well.

 

3) University of Chicago 
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UChicago has one of the strongest finance programs in the country. UChicago's Booth School of Business offers a rigorous curriculum and world-renowned faculty. University of Chicago - Profile, Rankings and Data | US News Best CollegesThe school is ranked fourth in undergraduate business programs by Bloomberg Businessweek, and first in finance programs by the Financial Times. UChicago also offers an extensive set of global study opportunities, including internships, abroad immersion programs, and study abroad options.

 

4) Columbia University
                                                               

Columbia University is known as one of the top schools for finance majors in the United States. It offers a wide variety of finance-related programs, from undergraduate to graduate level, in both its College of Arts and Sciences and its Columbia Business School. In addition, it has extensive research facilities that include its Center on Global Markets (CGM) and the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS).Admissions | Columbia University in the City of New York

 

5) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
                                                               

Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT is a private research university with a focus on STEM education and technology. Founded in 1861 as one of the first universities in the United States, MIT operates on a cooperative system between students and faculty. News: UMass Amherst Decarbonization Collaboration Wins "Leading by Example"  Award | College of Natural Sciences (CNS) | UMass AmherstWith a student population of 11,000-12,000 undergraduates and 6,000 postgraduates on campus at any given time (about half are women), it's not hard to find them. MIT offers degrees across the spectrum of engineering fields - from architecture to chemical engineering - but also has an award-winning finance program that is consistently ranked among the best in the world by Bloomberg Businessweek, U.S. News & World Report and Forbes.

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