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active\" aria-current=\"page\">BBA in Finance Degree<\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">Fueling Growth Through Finance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the School of Management at the University of Michigan-Flint, finance encompasses a wide range of activities related to banking, leverage or debt, credit, capital markets, money, and investments. It also covers the oversight, creation, and study of money, banking, credit, investments, assets, and liabilities, all forming the foundation of financial systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pursuing a successful career in finance requires a specialized set of skills, making it ideal for inquisitive and self-assured individuals. Finance students will leverage their mathematical aptitude and consider an organization&#8217;s or client&#8217;s goals, resources, and options to recommend sustained financial growth.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2021\/10\/Finance.jpg\" alt=\"A university student wears a pink blindfold as he extends his arms for balance while walking a path made of colorful, circular floor markers. A man beside him gestures and appears to guide him while others stand nearby observing and smiling. This group team-building exercise is taking place at a conference, inside a brightly lit, indoor space. This space features wooden floors and large windows on the right-hand wall.\" class=\"wp-image-587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2021\/10\/Finance.jpg 555w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2021\/10\/Finance-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2024\/09\/SOM-Finance.png\" alt=\"A young man with short brown hair looks overtop his laptop in a classroom with blue and light-yellow walls. His expression is serious and attentive. Behind him, another student who is slightly out of focus is writing in a notebook with a pen at a simple desk.\" class=\"wp-image-2259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2024\/09\/SOM-Finance.png 555w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2024\/09\/SOM-Finance-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-css-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background mt-5 mb-5\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-3 has-primary-color has-text-color\">Why Earn Your Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance at UM-Flint?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Professional Preparation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-2\">UM-Flint\u2019s Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance prepares students for positions in corporate finance, banking and financial institutions, investment, and more. The finance curriculum emphasizes expanding in three key areas of finance through courses on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Forecasting, portfolio theory, and security analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Options and futures markets, accounting, money and banking, management of working capital<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Management of financial institutions<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Our program prepares students for additional certifications in the finance world such as the Chartered Financial Analyst or Certified Financial Planner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>100% Flexible Online Program Option<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The finance degree program aids working students by adding the flexibility of completing the BBA degree 100% online.&nbsp; A portion of our finance students transfer to UM-Flint\u2019s through our advantageous transferable credit partnerships. We also welcome first-time freshmen, no matter your skillset, you are receiving a valuable finance education. The BBA program includes a traditional face-to-face format for regionally based students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Financial Expertise and Experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clubs.umflint.edu\/fma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Financial Management Association<\/a> assists students interested in learning about finance and challenges members on various aspects of finance such as investment banking, investment trading, investment management, and business finance. This student organization has a well-funded stockbroker account for students to practice day trading and make real-life trade decisions. This finance student organization travels domestically to financial conferences for case competitions. In 2020, the Financial Management Association received top three honors for the deliverables of their case focused on the macroeconomic, quantitative, and qualitative analysis of Peloton in New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Expert Faculty<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UM-Flint\u2019s Finance faculty bring practical working knowledge into the learning environment and are experienced, tested, and respected global experts in their field. Like all University of Michigan instructors, they have a passion for education and years of experience teaching and researching current business issues. Finance faculty members are available to consult with students wishing to pursue careers in any of the above-mentioned areas.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:40px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-4 has-primary-color has-text-color\">BBA in Finance Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the course catalog <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umflint.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=38&amp;poid=16119&amp;returnto=5138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finance Curriculum<\/a> to review the our program.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover h-auto mb-5\" style=\"min-height:20px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-primary-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row mt-4\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2021\/12\/McIntosh.jpg\" alt=\"A professional portrait shows Austin McIntosh with short brown hair, a light beard and glasses. Austin is dressed in a navy blue suit, white shirt and navy tie. He is smiling warmly at the camera with a neutral, wood-paneled wall behind him.\" class=\"wp-image-670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2021\/12\/McIntosh.jpg 555w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2021\/12\/McIntosh-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">Austin McIntosh<br><\/span><\/strong><em>Finance, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I knew I liked UM-Flint before actually attending, but once I got through my first year it felt like a perfect fit for me. Between all of the amazing faculty, students, and opportunities, if I had the chance to do it all over again I\u2019d still choose UM-Flint. I chose to be a Finance major because of the incredible reputation that the School of Management has and because I knew this was a career I could see myself succeeding in. Joining the Financial Management Association on campus opened so many doors for me, the experiences I got, the people I met, and the skills I picked up because of it are unlike anything else.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">Finance Career Outlook<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>UM-Flint Finance students from 2019-2021 have interned at Randy Wise Automotive, Sovita Credit Union, PWC, Continental Automotive, UHY LLP, Jackson National Life, Ranchor Investment Advisors, Robert Bosch, Barton Malow, ELGA Credit Union, OLV Investments, City of Flint, Cooper Commercial group, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Huntington National Bank, and more for university course credit.<br><br>Finance alumni are currently employed at a variety of organizations such as United Shore, Quicken Loans, Flagstar Bank, Chase Bank, Elga Credit Union, Financial Plus Credit Union, Sovita Credit Union, Huntington Bank, Greenstone Bank, Plante Moran, Hurley Medical, McLaren Medical, Diplomat, Mott Foundation, General Motors, Lafontaine, Nexteer, Deloitte, Skypoint Ventures, and more.<br><br>The average salary for a financial analyst is $99,890 per year in 2023 according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/business-and-financial\/financial-analysts.htm\">Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>. The projected percent change in employment from 2023 to 2033 is growing faster than average at 9%.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2024\/10\/financial-analysts-Stats-2-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"$99,890 median annual wage for financial analysts with a money bag icon above the text on a yellow circle background.\" class=\"wp-image-2365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2024\/10\/financial-analysts-Stats-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2024\/10\/financial-analysts-Stats-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2024\/10\/financial-analysts-Stats-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2024\/10\/financial-analysts-Stats-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2024\/10\/financial-analysts-Stats-2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2024\/10\/financial-analysts-Stats-2-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-2\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.313), 18px);px\"><strong>The top occupations for someone with a finance degree are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-93898cfa-9eb6-4a48-a4d7-5e28e3a57622\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Financial Planner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial Analyst<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investor Relations Associate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Budget Analyst<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Actuary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accountant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Credit Analyst<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-2\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.313), 18px);px\"><strong>Top Industries:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-dc07a652-d99d-4548-8346-dd3d9faa6a75\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Corporate Finance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial Planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Banking and Financial Institutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-profit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Healthcare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover h-auto mt-5\" style=\"min-height:20px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-primary-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-4 mb-3 has-secondary-color has-text-color\">Learn More about the Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-1\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"939\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2022\/02\/Paper.2-939x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2022\/02\/Paper.2-939x1024.png 939w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2022\/02\/Paper.2-275x300.png 275w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2022\/02\/Paper.2-768x837.png 768w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2022\/02\/Paper.2.png 1384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-11\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Ready to use your technical skills and creativity to create a career in Finance? 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