$7,000.00
Finance, BS
Finance deals with the raising, analyzing, and investing cash and financial assets while managing a degree of risk to maximize firm value. Students majoring in finance develop critical and analytical skills to evaluate financial markets and institutions. The degree in finance offers three specialized tracks: FinTech, Risk Management and Commercial Bank Management. Our degree provides a solid foundation and tools for a successful career in the financial sector.
The FinTech track
The FinTech track aims to prepare students for a wide range of positions including quantitative analyst, financial engineer, and data scientist. The major places a strong emphasis on financial analytics and software application. It is designed to attract students who wish to develop their skills for quantitative applications in financial, economic and consulting industries. The program features three elective courses: financial data analytics, machine learning for finance and Text mining for finance. The program will allow students to develop skills in analyzing both structured and unstructured data and build models to address valuation or forecasting questions.
Risk Management Track
The risk management track helps students learn how to minimize and control the exposure of investments to such financial risks as high inflation, volatility in capital markets, recession and bankruptcy. With an introduction to risk diversification and measurement, portfolio theory, statistics, programming finance models in statistical software and Excel skills, students can apply knowledge to trading and risk, interest and inflation rate models and hedging strategies while performing statistical analysis about investments, financial derivatives, fixed income securities and financial institutions.
Commercial Banking Track
The commercial banking track exposes the student to the structure, operations and risks associated with managing a modern financial institution and offers the tools to analyze and allocate credit.
What Will You Learn?
In our economics, finance, and global business programs, students learn in-demand skills that employers have identified as critical for job candidates, including:
-Understanding the main tools of policies for markets and government
-Using data and statistical tools to carry out economics and financial projects
-Understanding the main instruments, rules, and strategies of finance and financial planning
-Ability to assess the impact of the global environment (economic, financial, political, regulatory, technological, social, and cultural) on institutions, businesses, economies, and societies
Students in economics, finance, and global business study in small classes, taught by faculty with significant industry experience who are recognized experts in their fields. They also gain real-world experience through internships, mentoring, and other professional enrichment activities. Business students also benefit from the sophisticated resources in the Cotsakos College of Business, including the Global Business and Finance Institute, an active trading room that brings the world financial markets to campus. For students looking to enter careers in investment advice or wealth management, our financial planning degree program allows graduates to sit for the CFP® exam. Our students benefit from William Paterson University’s strong ties to professional organizations like the Financial Planning Association and numerous employers including brokerage firms and registered investment advisory firms.
| Budgeting | Data Analysis | Digital Fluency |
| Financial Forecasting | Financial Reporting | Sales |
| Strategic Planning |
Program Partner
Career Opportunities
Financial Analyst
Investment Banker
Budget Analyst
Wealth Management Advisor
Corporate Finance Manager
Risk Management Specialist
Financial Planner