EIU Finance Program

By majoring in finance, students gain the knowledge and skills related to the key areas of financial decision-making including:

1. Determining funds required to meet business and personal needs
2. Allocating and investing business and personal funds
3. Identifying and acting on profitable opportunities
4. Using securities to reduce risk
5. Developing financial plans
6. Managing capital in personal and business settings

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Students who succeed as Finance Majors are:

• Analytical
• Creative
• Like to work with numbers
• Enjoy solving unstructured problems

The Finance Major curriculum emphasizes:

• Analytical skills
• Quantitative analysis
• Ability to interpret data
• Research abilities
• Communication – oral and written
• Computer proficiency – especially spreadsheets

The Finance career placement rate for the class of 2018 is 95%.