Undergrad School with Top Finance Major?

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<p>please help me with this
I've been searching everywhere
but there's no list on School With good finance major?
please give me suggestions
thanks very much in advance</p>

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<p>Top undergraduate Finance departments according to the US News & World Report:</p>

<h1>1 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)</h1>

<h1>2 New York University (Stern)</h1>

<h1>3 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (Ross)</h1>

<h1>4 University of California–Berkeley (Haas)</h1>

<h1>5 University of Texas–Austin (McCombs)</h1>

<h1>6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)</h1>

<h1>7 Indiana University–Bloomington (Kelley)</h1>

<h1>8 Ohio State University–Columbus (Fisher)</h1>

<h1>9 Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper)</h1>

<h1>10 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)</h1>

<h1>10 University of Southern California (Marshall)</h1>

<h1>10 University of Virginia (McIntire)</h1>

<h1>13 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign</h1>

<h1>14 Pennsylvania State University–University Park (Smeal)</h1>

<h1>15 University of Florida (Warrington)</h1>

<h1>15 University of Washington</h1>

<h1>15 University of Wisconsin–Madison</h1>

<h1>18 Boston College (Carroll)</h1>

<h1>18 Purdue University–West Lafayette (Krannert)</h1>

<h1>20 University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)</h1>

<h1>20 Washington University-St. Louis (Olin)</h1>

<h1>22 CUNY–Baruch College (Zicklin)</h1>

<h1>22 University of Illinois–Chicago</h1>

<h1>22 University of Maryland–College Park (Smith)</h1>

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<p>:o oh my god
thanks SOOOOO MUCHHHHHHHHHHHh >:D< :D. :P</p>

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<p>you're welcome!</p>

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<p>UW Madison have just started an Applied Corp Finance program that is modeled after their super successful Applied Securities program. If the finance works out as well as the securities, it will really set you up for a good placement.
Remember, there are as many CEOs from Madison in the Fortune 500 as there are from Harvard. It's a good B School.</p>

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<p>Is that a MBA program or do they also offer it for BBA?</p>

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<p>BBA..........................................</p>

<p>It's touched on in here</p>

<p><a href="http://www.bus.wisc.edu/update/june06/wisconsin_to_wall_street.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bus.wisc.edu/update/june06/wisconsin_to_wall_street.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>UW-Madison is a good school for industry work (working at a major fortune 500 firm in a specific dept) rather than hardcore finance work like hedge funds, PE, VC, ibanking, etc.</p>

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<p>I think they are working directly on changing that. Much more emphasis on fund mgt and WS type jobs. The new dean was the head of the Tuck MBA program has has good contacts in NY. It will take some time but that is the new direction.</p>

<p>"School of Business Dean Michael Knetter is working to strengthen Wisconsin’s network by bringing Wall Street luminaries onto advisory boards and into mentor relationships. Knetter often travels to New York City for School of Business alumni gatherings. Last February, for example, more than 40 School of Business alumni attended an event at the Penn Club. “People are really jazzed about the network,” says Yelvington, who is now on Wisconsin Business Alumni Board and an active member of an informal alumni group in New York. </p>

<p>UW grads are a bit less coddled. They tend to be not only bright but also very driven and resourceful.
Graduates of the Applied Security Analysis Program (ASAP) — widely acclaimed by Fortune magazine, the Wall Street Journal, CNBC and others for producing an extraordinary number of high-profile, successful fund managers and financial analysts in its 35-year history — have long appreciated its pipeline to Wall Street. And to keep the NYC pipeline flowing, ASAP is starting a brand new Associates Program. (See page 11.)</p>

<p>“ASAP was key to finding my way to the Street and preparing me to work in the securities industry,” says Yelvington. “The interaction with successful alumni was — and continues to be — invaluable. They take your calls, they answer your questions, even after graduation. They have alerted me to opportunities in the job market, provided feedback for ideas and even employed me.” Yelvington landed his first job at Lehman Brothers, by way of an alumnus who had graduated the year before. “My best friends in the city are the people I went to business school with. In fact, the most recent addition to my team is a guy I graduated with.” </p>

<p>Considering the relatively small size of the School of Business, Yelvington is particularly impressed by the number of successful people from Wisconsin on Wall Street. “The hit ratio is very high.” Why? “UW grads are a bit less coddled. They tend to be not only bright but also very driven and resourceful. Eighty percent of the ASAP alumni are on Wall Street.”</p>

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<p>what exactly is the difference between economics and finance???</p>

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<p>Econ is theory.... finance is practice.</p>

<p>Seriously; Sister-in-law is an Econ prof and what she works on is completely theory related. Little or no application to the 'real world'. Finance is more related to making those principles work in business.</p>