Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

A Finance major from the Fox School of Business and Management prepares students for exciting and challenging careers in all areas of finance, a robust curriculum, a broad and deep range of electives, and an impressive array of networking opportunities. Finance majors follow many career paths including: Financial analyst in a corporation dealing with activities such as merger and acquisitions, initial public offerings, capital budgeting proposals, treasury operations; Bank analyst, reviewing and overseeing loans to business and individuals, and relationship manager who deals directly with customers; Wealth and investment managers helping large organizations and individuals effectively allocate their capital into appropriate investment vehicles; and Program analyst with federal, state and local governments or non-profit organizations to efficiently raise and deploy capital across a broad spectrum of projects, provide pension fund support, work with financial advisors on security issuance, and support of day-to-day cash management. We strongly encourage Finance majors to become involved in the Financial Management Association and the Temple University Investment Association. These student organizations offer our majors the opportunity to meet business leaders in the financial industry, attend career development seminars, learn and gain real-life experience in the investment work, and gain an invaluable network to Temple alumni. Financial analyst, equity or bond trader, wealth management, credit analyst, treasury analyst, risk analysis, and compliance. Some of the most rewarding and challenging careers in domestic and international corporate community demand a background in finance.