Overview of major
Potential job titles
Examples of internships
Possible career fields
Possible work settings
Important skills and abilities
Sample web resources
Print resources
Sample graduate programs pursued by Finance majors
Overview of major
The finance major focuses on a vital area of American business. Loyola’s finance department stresses practical issues and the procedures of finance. Graduates often pursue employment opportunities in finance, accounting and sales among other areas.
Resources
Potential job titles
- Actuary
- Real Estate Appraiser
- Credit Analyst
- Insurance Broker Trainee
- Accountant
- Portfolio or Fund Accountant
- Financial Advisor
- Global Operations Analyst
- Sales Associate
- Institutional Equity Sales
- Investment Bank Operations Analyst
- Financial Modeling Analyst
- Corporate Technology Trainee
- Commercial Banking Associate
- Wealth Management Associate Advisor
- Loan Officer or Counselor
- Internal Audit Risk Consultant
- Client Representative
Examples of internships
- Academy Financial
- Lazard Capital Markets
- Citi Smith Barney
- Merrill Lynch
- Deutsche Bank
- Morgan Stanley
- Evergreen Capital Advisors
- PNC Financial
- Ferris, Baker Watts, LLC
- Stifel Nicolaus
- Great Oak Lending Partners
- T. Rowe Price
- JMI Equity
- UBS
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Wyeth
Possible career fields
Corporate and public finance
- Financial & budget analysis
- Cash & credit management
- Payroll
- Benefits
- Investment & risk management
- Investor relations
Banking
- Corporate credit analysis
- Commercial lending
- Private banking
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Trust, cash, risk management
- Operations
- Mortgage loans
- Branch management
- Originations & packaging
Insurance
- Claims analysis
- Underwriting
- Actuarial science
- Loss control
- Personal financial planning
- Sales
- Operations
- Portfolio management
- Customer service
Real estate
- Residential brokerage
- Appraisals
- Property management
Investment banking
- Corporate financial analysis
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Trading
- Equity & debt
- business valuation
- Venture capital
Money management
Possible work settings
- Private business
- Government entities
- Federal agencies
- Hospitals
- Non-profits
- Schools
- Savings & loan associations
- Banks
- Credit unions
- Mutual funds
- Developers
- Life, property & casualty insurance firms
- Trust companies
- Real estate brokers
- Brokerage & appraisal firms
- Investment banking firms
- Portfolio management firms
Important skills and abilities
- Computer-spreadsheets & databases
- Analytical
- Quantitative
- Communication
- Interpersonal
- Initiative
- Sales
- Motivated & ambitious
- Entrepreneurial
Sample web resources
Print resources
(All available in the Career Resource Library in The Career Center)
- Careers for Financial Mavens (BUS Category)
- Careers in Finance (BUS Category)
- Financial Services Employers (BUS Category)
- Venture Capital (BUS Category)
- Investment Management (BUS Category)
- Best 296 Business Schools (Grad Section)
- The Business School Buzz Back (Grad Section)
- How to Write a Winning Personal Statement for Graduate and Professional School (Grad Section)
- Graduate Programs: Business, Education, Health, Information Studies, Law & Social Work (Grad Section)
Sample graduate programs pursued by Finance majors
- MBA, Finance
- MBA, General Business
- MBA, International Business
- MBA, Management
- MS, Finance
- JD