Best Schools for Finance

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Hello College Confidential Community,

I am interested in majoring in finance in college. I want to pursue investment banking or private equity straight out of undergraduate. I understand it is very difficult to get these jobs if I do not go to an ivy league, michigan, berkeley, or NYU. What lower-tier schools are good for those careers? I am also considering Arizona’s “3+3” law program. In addition, I want to eventually starting my own private investment firm that invests in diversified assets, so please consider that in your post.

Thanks

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What are your grades and test scores like and where do you live.

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4.1 weighted. School doesn’t class rank. Hoping to get 29-31 on ACT. Live in Cali. I have good EC’s too many too list @crabby955

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Coming east would give you an advantage. I would look at Boston College, Villanova, Lehigh, Richmond, Bucknell, Wake Forest. If you can swing a 32 ACT you can look a bit higher but the schools I mentioned are super for finance.

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I’m sorry I forgot to mention this, but my parents won’t want me to go east. The furthest is Texas. I’m looking into USD, Santa Clara, UW, LMU, TCU, SMU, Arizona…any other suggestions? @crabby955

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USC and UCSB are the reaches that I want to go to but I’m applying to other UC’s cuz my parents

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Oh well! The best schools for finance are on the east coast but listen to you parents.

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so…which is the best for my career goals out of the ones I’m looking at @crabby955

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Not really sure. I am from the east and we tend to favor Eastern and Midwestern schools.

TCU and USC have very good business schools.

You might want to open up that conversation with your parents about coming east.

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SMU and A&M both place reasonably well into Investment banking in Texas.

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I second SMU. Ranked nationally as the 15th best place for finance.

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Thank you for your help…I thought they would let me until they said NO! @crabby955 I’m thinking about SMU. It have visited…it seems awesome. I have a few concerns: Too preppy. Greek life is everything. Job placement outside of Texas. Financial Aid (Doesn’t seem worth it). Sell me and I will be in favor of SMU @Galore @tysonisasaint

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I’m also thinking about going to a school where I can succeed the first year and then maybe transfer into Wharton

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@cnikroo acceptance rates at wharton for transfer is sub-3 percent ish.