Business & Finance

Finance

Corporate finance, investments, markets, and risk. Among the highest-paid business majors for top performers.

Core courses

• Financial Accounting
• Corporate Finance
• Investments
• Financial Markets
• Risk Management
• Derivatives
• International Finance
• Capstone

Career paths

• Investment Banking
• Asset Management
• Corporate Finance
• Private Equity
• Hedge Funds
• Consulting
• Financial Planning
• MBA

What to expect

Recruiting starts sophomore year for top firms. GPA, internships, and target school matter heavily for IB and PE recruiting.

How Fennie helps

Fennie covers [financial accounting](/subject/financial-accounting), [macroeconomics](/subject/macroeconomics), [statistics](/subject/statistics), and the [CFA Level I](/study/cfa-level-1).

FAQ

Finance vs accounting?

Finance broader (markets, valuation); accounting more procedural (recording, audit). Different career paths.

Target schools?

Yes for IB/PE — top-10 finance programs (Wharton, NYU Stern, etc.) recruit much more heavily.

CFA worth it?

Yes for asset management and equity research roles. Less critical for investment banking.

Get through your Finance coursework with Fennie

Daily Plans adapted to your specific courses — upload syllabi and Fennie does the rest.

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Other Business & Finance majors

Accounting

Financial reporting, audit, and tax. Most stable business major with strong job market and CPA path.

Economics

Theoretical and applied economics — micro, macro, econometrics, and policy. Strong major for grad school in many fields.

Marketing

Brand strategy, consumer behavior, digital marketing, and analytics. Increasingly quantitative.

Management

Leadership, organizational behavior, strategy, and operations. Broad major with corporate-track focus.