Finance
Learn finance from faculty who bring into the classroom their impressive experience working for government, private, and international finance firms. Offered as a major and minor.
Program Overview
Finance at Bryant
Our program, ranked No. 12 by College Factual and a Bloomberg Experiential Learning partner, prepares proactive, values-driven Finance professionals. You’ll train using the latest tools of the industry. You'll also have access to our Wall Street Council and have the opportunity to manage a million-dollar fund.
Program Features
- Participate in a distinctive real-world learning experience managing the student-run $1.2-million Archway Investment Fund.
- Engage with a vast alumni network of industry leaders through Bryant’s Wall Street Council.
- Work with a trading system used by some of the world’s largest financial organizations.
- Specialize your finance coursework in banking, corporate finance, or international finance.
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Cross-Disciplinary Advantage
- Our nationally acclaimed business foundation cultivates innovative thinking and problem-solving abilities through real-world projects that develop leadership skills.
- Your liberal arts minor will be a competitive advantage, enriching an immersive education that integrates analytical and critical thinking.
- Whether you begin your career or pursue grad school after graduation, the credentials of your major and minor distinguish you.
Jacob Schurch '18
- Finance
- Information Systems and Analytics
- Applied Analytics
Adding concentrations in Information Systems and Analytics and in Applied Analytics is preparing this finance student for a career on the cutting edge of "fintech."
More Than a Major
- Research
- Internships
- Peer Tutoring
- Clubs
- Academic Organizations
A Connected Community
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The Bryant Difference
Where Our Students Go
Bryant’s Finance graduates are making a difference in business, nonprofit, and government organizations and bringing their globally-influenced philosophy to prestigious graduate programs.
- BAE Systems
- Boston College
- Citizens Bank
- Credit Suisse
- Delhaize America
- EMC
- Fidelity Investments
- Georgetown University
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
- Nomura Securities
- PwC
- Textron
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Experiential Learning Opportunities
Career Education Opportunities
- Shadow and network with accomplished Finance alumni to explore different paths.
- Secure a Finance internship, available in a variety of industries, through our nationally recognized Amica Center for Career Education.
- Discuss career opportunities from 100+ prestigious firms at on-campus career fairs.
Clubs/Organizations
- Bryant Finance Association
- The Archway student newspaper business editor
- Women in Finance
Service
- Enactus
- Community Activism and Leadership Organization
- Special Olympics
- Community Leadership Rhode Island
International
- Sophomore International Experience
- Study abroad during junior year
Research
- Archway Investment Fund
- National Financial Plan Competition
- Present original research at annual Research and Engagement Day
Inspiring Faculty
Our esteemed faculty include award-winning educators and mentors who have had success in the fields they teach and in research. They include a former senior financial economist with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a former vice president of two banks, and a financial planner and wealth consultant in industry and private practice. Among them is:
Chair and Professor of Finance