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Finance, General. Academic Program Description
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Includes instruction in principles of accounting; financial instruments; capital planning; funds acquisition; asset and debt management; budgeting; financial analysis; and investments and portfolio management.
Related Occupations
- Budget Analysts
- Business Teachers
- Credit Analysts
- Financial Analysts
- Financial Managers
- Financial Managers, Branch or Department
- Loan Officers
- Personal Financial Advisors
- Treasurers and Controllers
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- Abilene Christian University
- Adelphi University
- Alabama A & M University
- Alabama State University
- American Indian OIC Inc
- American International College
- Anderson University
- Andrews University
- Angelo State University
- Appalachian State University
- Arcadia University
- Argosy University-Seattle Campus
- Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
- Arkansas State University-Main Campus
- Ashland University
- Auburn University Main Campus
- Auburn University-Montgomery
- Augsburg College
- Augusta State University
- Aurora University
- Avila University
- Baldwin-Wallace College
- Ball State University
- Barry University
- Bayamon Central University
- Baylor University
- Belmont University
- Benedictine University
- Bentley College
- Berry College
- Bethany College
- Bob Jones University
- Boise State University
- Boston College
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
- Bradley University
- Brandeis University
- Bridgewater State College
- Brigham Young University
- Broward Community College
- Bryant University
- Bunker Hill Community College
- Butler University
- Cabrini College
- California Lutheran University
- California State University-San Marcos
- Canisius College
- Capella University
- Capital University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Carroll College
- Carthage College
- Catholic University of America
- Cedarville University
- Centenary College of Louisiana
- Central Connecticut State University
- Central Michigan University
- Chaminade University of Honolulu
- Charleston Southern University
- Chestnut Hill College
- Christian Brothers University
- Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
- Clarendon College
- Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Clark University
- Clemson University
- Cleveland State Community College
- Cleveland State University
- Coastal Carolina University
- College of Southern Idaho
- College of St Joseph
- Colorado Technical University of Sioux Falls
- Columbia College
- Columbus State Community College
- Columbus State University
- Community College of Beaver County
- Community College of Philadelphia
- Concordia University-Saint Paul
- Concordia University-Wisconsin
- Creighton University
- Culver-Stockton College
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- CUNY Queens College
- Dakota State University
- Dallas Baptist University
- Davenport University
- Defiance College
- Delaware State University
- Delaware Technical and Community College-Owens
- Del Mar College
- Delta State University
- DePaul University
- Dowling College
- Drake University
- Drexel University
- Drury University
- Duquesne University
- East Carolina University
- Eastern Illinois University
- Eastern Kentucky University
- Eastern Michigan University
- Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
- Eastern Washington University
- East Tennessee State University
- Eckerd College
- Edison State Community College
- Elmhurst College
- Fairfield University
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-College at Florham
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
- Fayetteville State University
- Ferris State University
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida Community College at Jacksonville
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- Florida International University
- Florida Southern College
- Florida State University
- Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
- Fort Hays State University
- Francis Marion University
- Franklin and Marshall College
- Franklin University
- Freed-Hardeman University
- Gallaudet University
- Gannon University
- Gardner-Webb University
- George Mason University
- Georgetown University
- George Washington University
- Georgia Southern University
- Georgia State University
- Globe Institute of Technology
- Golden Gate University-San Francisco
- Goldey-Beacom College
- Gordon College
- Grand Valley State University
- Grand View College
- Hampton University
- Harding University
- Hardin-Simmons University
- Hawaii Pacific University
- Hiwassee College
- Hofstra University
- Holy Family University
- Houston Baptist University
- Howard Payne University
- Howard University
- Huntingdon College
- Huntington University
- Husson College
- Idaho State University
- Illinois College
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Illinois State University
- Immaculata University
- Indiana State University
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
- Indiana Wesleyan University
- Indian River Community College
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German
- International Business College
- Iona College
- Iowa State University
- Ithaca College
- Jackson State University
- Jacksonville State University
- Jacksonville University
- James Madison University
- John Carroll University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Johnson & Wales University
- Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
- Johnson & Wales University-Denver
- Joliet Junior College
- Juniata College
- Kansas State University
- Kaplan University
- Kean University
- Kennesaw State University
- Kent State University-Kent Campus
- King's College
- Kirkwood Community College
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- Lake Michigan College
- Lamar University
- La Roche College
- La Salle University
- Lasell College
- La Sierra University
- Lehigh University
- Lenoir-Rhyne College
- LeTourneau University
- Lewis University
- Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
- Lindenwood University
- Linfield College
- Lipscomb University
- Long Island University-Brentwood
- Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus
- Long Island University-C W Post Campus
- Long Island University-Rockland Campus
- Long Island University-Westchester Campus
- Loras College
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
- Louisiana State University-Shreveport
- Louisiana Tech University
- Loyola College in Maryland
- Loyola University Chicago
- Loyola University New Orleans
- Lubbock Christian University
- Lynchburg College
- Lyon College
- Madison Area Technical College
- Manchester College
- Manhattan College
- Manhattanville College
- Marian College
- Marietta College
- Marquette University
- Marshall Community and Technical College
- Marshall University
- Marymount University
- McMurry University
- McNeese State University
- McPherson College
- Medaille College
- Mercer University
- Mercy College-Main Campus
- Mercyhurst College
- Meredith College
- Merrimack College
- Methodist University
- Metropolitan State College of Denver
- Metropolitan State University
- Miami Dade College
- Miami University-Oxford
- Michigan State University
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Midwestern State University
- Millikin University
- Minnesota State University-Mankato
- Minnesota State University-Moorhead
- Minot State University
- Mississippi State University
- Missouri Southern State University
- Missouri State University
- Missouri Western State University
- Morehead State University
- Morgan State University
- Morningside College
- Mount Vernon Nazarene University
- Murray State University
- National University
- Newbury College-Brookline
- Newman University
- New Mexico Highlands University
- New Mexico State University-Main Campus
- New York Institute of Technology-Central Islip
- New York Institute of Technology-Ellis College
- New York Institute of Technology-Manhattan Campus
- New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury
- New York University
- Nicholls State University
- Nichols College
- North Carolina A & T State University
- North Central College
- North Dakota State College of Science
- North Dakota State University-Main Campus
- Northeastern Illinois University
- Northeastern State University
- Northeastern University
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Northern Arizona University
- Northern Illinois University
- Northern Kentucky University
- Northern Michigan University
- Northern State University
- North Georgia College & State University
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- Northwestern College
- Northwestern University
- Northwest Missouri State University
- Notre Dame College
- Nova Southeastern University
- Oakland University
- Oakwood College
- Ohio Dominican University
- Ohio State University-Main Campus
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- Oklahoma Baptist University
- Oklahoma Christian University
- Oklahoma City University
- Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
- Old Dominion University
- Olivet Nazarene University
- Oral Roberts University
- Ouachita Baptist University
- Pace University-New York
- Pacific States University
- Palm Beach Community College
- Pearl River Community College
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Main Campus
- Pepperdine University
- Philadelphia University
- Pittsburg State University
- Polk Community College
- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
- Portland State University
- Post University
- Prairie View A & M University
- Princeton University
- Providence College
- Quincy University
- Quinnipiac University
- Radford University
- Regis University
- Rhode Island College
- Rider University
- Robert Morris University
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rockhurst University
- Roger Williams University
- Roosevelt University
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- Sacred Heart University
- Saginaw Valley State University
- Saint Ambrose University
- Saint Anselm College
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- Saint Cloud State University
- Saint Edward's University
- Saint Johns River Community College
- Saint Josephs College
- Saint Joseph's University
- Saint Louis University-Main Campus
- Saint Peters College
- Saint Thomas Aquinas College
- Saint Thomas University
- Saint Vincent College
- Saint Xavier University
- Salem State College
- Salisbury University
- Salt Lake Community College
- Salve Regina University
- Sam Houston State University
- Santa Clara University
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- Seattle University
- Seton Hall University
- Seward County Community College
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Siena College
- Simmons College
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- Southeastern University
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- Southern Connecticut State University
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Southern Methodist University
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- Southern Oregon University
- Southern University and A & M College
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- Southwestern College
- Southwestern Oklahoma State University
- Southwest Minnesota State University
- Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
- Springfield Technical Community College
- Stark State College of Technology
- Stephen F Austin State University
- Stetson University
- St. John's University-New York
- St Marys University
- Stonehill College
- Stony Brook University
- St Petersburg College
- Suffolk University
- SUNY at Buffalo
- SUNY College at Brockport
- SUNY College at New Paltz
- SUNY College at Old Westbury
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- SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica-Rome
- Susquehanna University
- Syracuse University
- Tabor College
- Talladega College
- Tallahassee Community College
- Tarleton State University
- Taylor University
- Temple University
- Tennessee Technological University
- Tennessee Wesleyan College
- Texas A & M International University
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- Texas A & M University-Commerce
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- Texas A & M University-Kingsville
- Texas A & M University-Texarkana
- Texas Christian University
- Texas State University-San Marcos
- Texas Tech University
- The University of Alabama
- The University of Findlay
- The University of Tampa
- The University of Tennessee
- The University of Texas at Arlington
- The University of Texas at Austin
- The University of Texas at Brownsville
- The University of Texas at Dallas
- The University of Texas at El Paso
- The University of Texas at San Antonio
- The University of Texas at Tyler
- The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
- The University of Texas-Pan American
- The University of West Florida
- Thomas College
- Thomas Edison State College
- Tiffin University
- Touro College
- Trinity University
- Tri-State University
- Troy University
- Tulane University of Louisiana
- Tulsa Community College
- Tuskegee University
- Union Graduate College
- Universidad Metropolitana
- University of Akron Main Campus
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- University of Alabama in Huntsville
- University of Alaska Anchorage
- University of Arizona
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville
- University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton
- University of Arkansas Main Campus
- University of Bridgeport
- University of Central Arkansas
- University of Central Florida
- University of Central Missouri
- University of Central Oklahoma
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
- University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
- University of Connecticut
- University of Dayton
- University of Delaware
- University of Denver
- University of Evansville
- University of Florida
- University of Georgia
- University of Hartford
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- University of Houston
- University of Houston-Clear Lake
- University of Houston-Downtown
- University of Idaho
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Iowa
- University of Kansas Main Campus
- University of Kentucky
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- University of Louisiana at Monroe
- University of Louisville
- University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County
- University of Maryland-College Park
- University of Maryland-University College
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- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
- University of Memphis
- University of Miami
- University of Michigan-Dearborn
- University of Michigan-Flint
- University of Minnesota-Duluth
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- University of Mississippi Main Campus
- University of Montevallo
- University of Nebraska at Lincoln
- University of Nebraska at Omaha
- University of Nevada-Las Vegas
- University of Nevada-Reno
- University of New Haven
- University of New Orleans
- University of North Alabama
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- University of North Carolina-Wilmington
- University of North Dakota
- University of Northern Iowa
- University of North Florida
- University of North Texas
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
- University of Oregon
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Phoenix-Idaho Campus
- University of Phoenix-Online Campus
- University of Phoenix-Phoenix-Hohokam Campus
- University of Phoenix-Tulsa Campus
- University of Phoenix-Utah Campus
- University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus
- University of Portland
- University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla
- University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
- University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
- University of Puerto Rico-Carolina
- University of Puerto Rico in Ponce
- University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
- University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus
- University of Rhode Island
- University of Rio Grande
- University of Saint Mary
- University of San Francisco
- University of Scranton
- University of South Alabama
- University of South Carolina-Columbia
- University of South Dakota
- University of Southern Indiana
- University of Southern Mississippi
- University of South Florida
- University of St Francis
- University of St Thomas
- University of St Thomas
- University of the District of Columbia
- University of Toledo-Main Campus
- University of Tulsa
- University of Utah
- University of Washington - Seattle
- University of Washington - Tacoma
- University of West Georgia
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
- University of Wyoming
- Upper Iowa University
- Utah State University
- Valdosta State University
- Valparaiso University
- Vanderbilt University
- Villanova University
- Vincennes University
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Virginia Union University
- Wagner College
- Wake Forest University
- Walden University
- Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration
- Walsh University
- Washburn University
- Washington State University
- Washington University in St Louis
- Waynesburg College
- Wayne State University
- Webber International University
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- Webster University
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
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- Western International University
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- Westminster College
- West Texas A & M University
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- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
- Wofford College
- Wright State University-Main Campus
- Xavier University
- Xavier University of Louisiana
- York College Pennsylvania
- Youngstown State University