College of Business

Finance Bachelor's Degree

Create your financial services career with a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Michigan Tech. We participate in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) University Affiliate Program, which means our program incorporates no less than 70 percent of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) into the curriculum. That gives you a solid grounding in finance to succeed in the CFA exams.

As a finance major in our AACSB-accredited program at Michigan Tech, you’ll learn to be proficient in financial decision-making tools and concepts. Outside of the classroom, opportunities abound to teach, learn, and grow, from helping kids learn about finance through our high school stock-picking contest to managing a $2 million portfolio in our trading lab through our Applied Portfolio Management Program. Get comfortable with the Bloomberg Terminal in our Library learning center and travel to Wall Street for an insider’s view of the markets. Do it all at a flagship technological university with a high-tech, hands-on focus.

Michigan Tech has a top bachelor's degree in finance, according to Best Accredited Colleges.

Fuel Your Future with a Minor in FinTech

Alumni and recruiters in the finance sector told us and we listened. Financial technology skills have never been more important. A strong understanding of financial technology is essential to financial analysis, portfolio management, risk management, and trading. Michigan Tech offers a minor in Financial Technology (FinTech)—the first of its kind in the Upper Midwest—to increase your career opportunities. Examples of FinTech topics Huskies will master include algorithmic trading, crowdfunding, cryptocurrency, digital banking, distributed ledger (aka blockchain) technology, machine learning, peer-to-peer lending, and robo-advising.

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  • $2M
    real money invested by students as part of the Applied Portfolio Management Program
  • 17.4:1
    student/faculty ratio
  • $6.15M
    total scholarships and grants awarded to undergraduate business students

Tomorrow Needs Innovative Financial Analysts

The financial services industry is confronted with continued and rapid technological innovation, and is in the midst of a fundamental transformation in terms of the representation, exchange, and storage of value. Financial professionals drive business and investment decisions. Finance provides the lifeblood capital needed to run the global economy—and working in this industry will place you at the rich intersection of investments, corporate finance, and institutions that ensure a healthy, functioning economy.

Be Career Ready

Earn a business degree from Michigan Tech and graduate career-ready for tomorrow's technology-driven world.

Each year, more than 400 employers come to campus to recruit Huskies at our Career Fairs. Our business grads go on to work at Fortune 500 companies, tech start-ups, small businesses, and everywhere in between.

Career Opportunities for STEM-powered Finance

  • Banking
  • Credit analysis
  • Financial planning
  • Insurance
  • Investments
  • Personal finance
  • Portfolio management
  • Risk management

Ready to take the next step?

Learn more about studying finance at Michigan's flagship technological university.

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"One of the great organizations that Michigan Tech has to offer is the Applied Portfolio Management Program. Selected students manage a more than $2 million endowment fund set up by the school. It is a real experience to be a part of."Sarah Anderson, undergraduate accounting and finance student

STEM-powered

Technology-fueled business careers start in Michigan Tech's College of Business, where we never stop advancing. We prepare our Huskies to analyze, operationalize, and lead the global business revolution.

Find Your Pack

With nine business majors to choose from, you're sure to find your academic home at a top-rated business school where you can geek out with other students who love the same things you do. Find what makes you tick. Build a future-forward career.

Dive into analytics and help define next-gen FinTech. Experience cutting-edge supply chain management, marketing, and project management by working with real clients as part of courses, internships, and travel abroad experiences. Participate in market research and sharpen your entrepreneurial skills in competitions or at the regional Small Business Development Center hosted on campus (they hire interns!). Present your work at regional and national conferences. Get an insider’s view of success in the world of business from faculty and alumni who are industry experts and can show you how it’s done. From Wall Street to the West Coast—in the College of Business, Huskies go places.

The accelerated master's degree program allows you to complete a master's degree in just two additional semesters beyond your bachelor's—including a Tech MBA®.

Undergraduate Majors

Not sure which major is the right fit?
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Or, start with our General Business option and give yourself time to decide.

Dual Majors

Students in the Michigan Tech College of Business have the flexibility to expand their skills and career options by pursuing a dual major—with as few as 32 additional credits. Courses from one degree can double count in another. And when electives are chosen wisely, students can leverage a broader business background—making them even more employable. Combinations include:

  • Accounting and Finance
  • Accounting and Management Information Systems
  • Management Information Systems and Marketing
  • Marketing and Engineering Management
  • Management and Marketing

Minors

Learn the language of business at a flagship technological university by adding a business minor to your resume. A minor allows you to specialize in a discipline complementary to your major. We recommend that you begin your minor studies as early as possible in your academic career.

  • Business
  • Business IT Solutions
  • Construction Management
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Innovation
  • FinTech
  • Global Business

Tomorrow Needs You

Supercharge your entrepreneurial spirit and meet the demands of a technology-driven society at a flagship public research university powered by science, technology, engineering, and math. Graduate with the theoretical knowledge and practical experience needed to succeed in tomorrow's high-tech business world.

Why Accreditation Matters

As an accredited business college, Michigan Tech assesses student learning to ensure quality for business education and to continuously improve curriculum and programs.

Student Learning Goals

Students in the College of Business can expect to achieve the following learning goals—which also align with University Undergraduate Student Learning Goals:

  1. Technical Competence—Ability to critically analyze and achieve proficiency of information technology
  2. Global Awareness—Skill in emerging trends and ability to see global perspective
  3. Professional Know-how—Mastery of ethics and effective communication through coursework and professional business experiences
  4. Disciplinary Knowledge—Discipline-specific expertise and cross-discipline strategy

AACSB Accredited

"I have been in Institutional Equity Sales at William Blair in Chicago for more than 10 years now and to this day I still reference MTU daily. Many universities provide students with business courses; Michigan Tech provides the tools to excel in the real world."Jessica Chlopek ’06, BS Finance