Finance
Finance at Providence College
Our finance degree program covers the traditional areas of finance — corporate financial management, investment analysis, and financial institutions and markets. But it’s also built on a firm liberal arts foundation and reinforced by a values-based philosophy. This allows our students to learn how to tackle complex financial challenges with high professional and ethical standards and a broad-based perspective — giving them a clear, competitive advantage with employers seeking talent that can excel in today’s multifaceted business environment.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
Bachelor of Science in Finance
The Bachelor of Science in finance exposes students to the traditional areas of study within the discipline of finance: corporate finance, investments, and financial institutions. The department offers a variety of tracks which provides the opportunity to complete to specialize within the major. The finance program is designed to expose students to the traditional areas of study within the discipline of finance: corporate finance, investments, risk management, and financial institutions.
Finance Minor
Students may also choose to complement another program of study with a minor in finance, with approval of the finance department chair and completion of six required finance courses and one finance elective.
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Run a real-money portfolio with the Student Managed Investment Fund
Track the market in real time in our finance lab equipped with Bloomberg terminals
Join the Student-Led Asset Management (SLAM) club to invest across a range of asset classes
FACULTY
About 20 accomplished individuals make up our faculty, bringing to our students a wealth of expertise and insight. Our faculty hold doctoral degrees from highly regarded universities such as the University of Georgia, the University of Texas, the University of South Florida, Syracuse University, and University of Massachusetts Amherst, and advanced degrees from universities that include Harvard University, McGill University, and Fordham University.
They have worked or consulted for a range of corporations, non-profits, and government agencies, including the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the World Bank, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the CFA Institute, the CAIA Association, Fitch Ratings, Merrill Lynch, and Citigroup. Their work is published in a wide variety of high-quality peer reviewed journals.
IN THE NEWS
AFTER PC
The Providence College School of Business, home to the Department of Finance, is one of just 30% of U.S. business schools accredited by AACSB International. It’s also listed by Poets and Quants as being among the top undergraduate business schools in the nation. What’s more, nearly every PCSB graduate participates in at least one internship at esteemed organizations such as Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Fidelity, and other national and regional companies, positioning them well for post-graduate success.
96%
of 2019-2023 graduates are employed and/or attending graduate school
80%
are employed only
11%
are attending school only
5%
are employed and attending school
Due to rounding, some totals may not correspond with the sum of the separate figures.
Selected Places of Employment/Service
Aetna
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Amica Mutual Insurance
Aon
Bain Capital
Bank of America
BlackRock
Boston Consulting Group
Brown Brothers Harriman
Cambridge Associates
Citizens Bank
Cognizant
Commonwealth Financial Group
Connecticut Wealth Management
Constellation Pharmaceuticals
Copley Equity Partners
CVS Health
Datadog
Dell EMC
Deloitte
Deutsche Bank
DraftKings, Inc.
Eastern Land Company
Edgewater Markets
EditShare
eMoney Advisor
Epsilon
Ernst & Young
FactSet
Fidelity Investments
First Data Corporation
Goldman Sachs
Guggenheim Partners
Insight Global
J. Crew
John Hancock
KPMG
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Merrill Edge
Merrill Lynch
MFS Investment Management
MLB
New York Life Insurance Company
Oppenheimer
Providence College
Prudential Financial
PwC
Raytheon
RI Coastal Property Group LLC
RI State Pension
Schneider Electric
Search Fund Accelerator
Sensata Technologies
State Street
TJX Companies
UBS United States Air Force
United Healthcare
Vanguard
Wayfair
Wells Fargo
Workbridge Associates
World Bank
Selected Graduate Schools
Arizona State University
Bentley University
Duke University
Fairfield University
Iona University
Le Cordon Bleu Paris
New York Law school
New York University
Northeastern University
Providence College
Rutgers University
Saint John’s University
Saint Joseph’s University
Seton Hall University
Southern Methodist University
Suffolk Law
Tulane University Law School
University of New Hampshire
University of Notre dame
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
